Bangladesh halts new SIM card sale in Rohingya camps

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Bangladesh mobile operators have on government orders stopped selling new SIM cards to Rohingya refugees, officials said Monday (Sep 9), in a ...

DHAKA: Bangladesh mobile operators have on government orders stopped selling new SIM cards to Rohingya refugees, officials said Monday , in a further sign of Dhaka's impatience following the latest failed repatriation move.

There has also been a spike in violence and a rise in tensions with locals, and authorities fear internet and telephone access could contribute to further unrest. "Already, SIM card sale has been stopped in the camp areas," SM Farhad, secretary general of the Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh , which represents all mobile phone operators, told AFP on Monday.

Mohammad Abul Monsur, police chief at Ukhia town where the world's largest refugee camp, Kutupalong, is located, confirmed the development, saying mobile phone retailers have been told not to sell any new SIM cards in the region.

 

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