Dhaka, April 20 -- Bangladesh's ongoing power and fuel crisis is pushing the country's mobile network infrastructure towards a critical tipping point, with industry estimates suggesting that up to 60-70 per cent of mobile users could face partial or complete service disruption if the situation persists.

Data compiled from operators and a recent emergency letter sent by the Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh (AMTOB) to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) indicate that prolonged load-shedding and fuel shortages are rapidly eroding network resilience across the country.

With grid electricity unavailable for five to eight hours daily in many areas, mobile operators have become almost entirely dep...