Mobile networks in nine coastal districts have been significantly impacted by the Cyclone Remal, said Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh (AMTOB) on Monday.
Due to disruptions in the electricity supply, approximately 15,000 sites are currently down in these areas, it said.
Cyclone Remal causes Tk 96 crore in damages to power supply infrastructure, as per initial estimates
MNOs are closely working with the Power Authorities, Posts and Telecommunications Division and the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to restore the network as quickly as possible, it added.
Cyclone Remal completed its landfall and weakened to a land depression over Bangladesh on Monday, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department.