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Bangladesh bans cellphone services in Rohingya camps

DHAKA, Bangladesh --- Bangladesh's telecommunications regulatory body has asked operators to shut down cellphone services in sprawling camps in the southeast where hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar live, citing a security threat and illegal phone use, an official said Tuesday. Zakir Hossain Khan, a spokesman for the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, said they asked the operators to respond to the order within seven days. "The decision has been taken for national security reasons," he said by phone. "We have been stunned to see that Rohingya refugees are using mobile phones illegally and we don't have a clear understanding of the situat...

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