The Chairman of the Bangladesh Telecom Regulatory Commission (BTRC), Shahjahan Mahmood, clarified on August 3 that this exercise was the first in a series of temporary Internet shutdowns, saying “As part of the ongoing exercise, all sorts of Internet connections will be suspended for a short period anytime at any place in the country,” 
Mwenyekiti wa Tume ya Udhibiti wa Mawasiliano ya Simu nchini Bangladeshi (BTRC), Shahjahan Mahmood, kuwa hili zoezi lilikuwa la kwanza kati ya mfululizo wa kuzima kwa muda kwa mitandao ya internet, anasema “Kama sehemu ya zoezi linaloendelea, aina zote za mitandao ya internet itasimamishwa kwa kipindi kifupi kwa muda wowote na mahali popote hapa nchini,”