Fibre-optic network
The belated (due to the ossified mentality of the policy makers) implementation of the long waited fibre-optic network connecting the country with the world-wide information superhighway is not producing the desired results due to frequent disconnection in the Cox's Bazar-Chittagong leg. According to knowledgeable people, this is happening mainly due to sabotage because some interested quarters do not want Bangladesh to reap the benefits of the lucrative worldwide IT market.
The contract for laying of the Cox's Bazar-Chittagong leg of the fibre-optic line was reportedly awarded to a contractor in exchange of a handsome amount of money paid to influential people at the fag end of the last political government.
To ensure safety of the fibre-optic line, the authorities may consider using the electricity towers of the national grid. This step, if implemented, will protect the fibre-optic line from sabotage as well as minor natural calamities.
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