Internet services in Bangladesh are expected to experience temporary disruption and slower speeds between April 9 and April 13, as maintenance work is carried out on a major international submarine cable, according to an official notice by Bangladesh Submarine Cables PLC (BSCPLC).

The work involves a repair operation on the country’s second submarine cable system, SEA-ME-WE-5 submarine cable system, which is connected through Kuakata. The maintenance activity, described as “S.1.5.1 Shunt Fault Repair”, is being conducted by the SEA-ME-WE-5 consortium and is scheduled to run from 10:00 PM Bangladesh time on April 9 until 06:00 AM on April 13, as per BSCPLC.

During this period, circuits routing internet traffic towards Singapore through the SEA-ME-WE-5 cable will be affected. BSCPLC said that the work is categorised as “traffic affecting”, meaning users may encounter slower internet speeds or partial service interruptions.

However, services routed through SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable system, will remain operational.