Dead telephones
I would like to bring to the kind notice of the authorities concerned that 200 telephone lines have been out of order only in Gulshan area for the last 7-8 days. When I tried to contact BTCL to lodge a complaint, I was informed that 1200 other lines were affected around Dhaka city in a similar way, which was caused by theft of telephone cables. I was also informed that the lines could not be restored because there was no availability of cables and funds were not allocated for new replacements either.
This seems to have become a common practice; I would like to request the decision makers to look into this matter seriously, as telephone is the most important means of communication in today's fast paced world.
We, as honest citizens and tax payers, do have the right to demand that prompt and effective steps be taken by the authorities to resolve this problem immediately.
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