[November 07, 2008] Bangladesh to suspend mobile communication on election day Tweet DHAKA, Nov 07, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Bangladesh to suspend mobile communication on election day Bangladesh to suspend mobile communication on election day Bangladesh will suspend mobile communication network on the day of the country's parliamentary election, scheduled on Dec. 18, aiming to make the polls free and fair. After a meeting with senior government officials here Friday, election commissioner M Sakhawat Hossain told reporters that mobile phone network will remain suspended from morning to evening of the voting day to bar anyone with wrong intentions. He said they will direct the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to take necessary steps so that the country's cell phone operators act accordingly. At present there are six mobile operators in Bangladesh. The market leader is Grameenphone, followed by Banglalink, AKTel, Warid, Citycell and state-run Teletalk. According to latest official statistics of the BTRC, the country 's total number of mobile users stood at 45.09 million in September. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]