The internet and telecommunications across the country remained snapped for nearly 15 hours yesterday as the optical fibre line at Patiya was disconnected in the early hours. The connection was restored at 6:23pm.

Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited sources said the express line of optical fibre that links Dhaka and other parts of the country with the outside world through Chittagong and Cox's Bazar got disconnected around 3:20am.

The fibre optical line was cut off after being exposed to water and getting damaged at a point near Saleh Noor College in Patiya upazila where it runs beneath a bridge over a canal. This caused the country's internet and telecommunications to collapse.