Submarine cable sabotage
Perpetual sabotage to disrupt marine cable connectivity leaves the country without any communication, resulting in loss of hundreds of millions an hour. Apparently, sabotaging the cable is a novel phenomenon and it poses a grave challenge to business and national security. One cannot expect business growth with such things going on. Further, it can serve as an impediment against attracting foreign direct investment. In addition to erratic power supply and labour unrest, should disruption of connectivity become a regular incident, then, Bangladesh can forget about receiving foreign investment.
Due to the significance of the issue, such sabotage cannot must be taken very seriously. It has to be considered a part and parcel of national security.
I, therefore, urge the government to take up the issue from the national security perspective and promulgate a law or decree accordingly, followed by immediate and drastic plans: first, to ensure its permanent security to foil sabotage and secondly, make a countrywide joint task force drive to identify and arrest the criminals.
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