People of Matiranga demand mobile network coverage

11 October 2009, 17:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Khagrachhari

People form a human chain in Matiranga upazila headquarters in Khagrachhari district yesterday demanding steps to bring the upazila under mobile phone network. PHOTO: BANGLAR CHOKH

Leaders of local mobile network implementation committee yesterday submitted a memorandum to the telecommunications minister through the upazila nirbahi officer, demanding immediate mobile network coverage in Matiranga upazila of Khagrachhari district. "Matiranga is one of the biggest and densely populated upazilas in the district. There are 11 bazaars, 12 high schools, two colleges and 10 madrasas in the upazila and most of the people are educated. They are engaged in business and services both at national and international levels," says the memo. "The government has already given mobile network connection in seven other upazilas but the people of Matiranga have remained deprived. They have been suffering for a long time in absence of mobile connection," it added. Declaring a 20-day timeframe for the government to speed up the process for mobile connection in the upazila, the committee leaders warned of starting tougher movement to realise their demand from November 1. Mobile network implementation committee convener Mohammad Ruhul Amin and member secretary Md Oli Uddin Siddiqi jointly signed the memorandum. Earlier, thousands of people including students from schools and colleges formed a human chain in front of the office of Matiranga upazila nirbahi officer demanding mobile network in the upazila.