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Starlink brings internet to 30,000 students in Bangladesh
Starlink says 167 classrooms across 26 districts in Bangladesh now have satellite internet, giving about 30,000 students access to online lessons.
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Starlink says it has expanded its education program in Bangladesh, bringing satellite internet to 167 classrooms across 26 districts and giving roughly 30,000 students in remote areas stable access to online learning.
The project is being run with the nonprofit JAAGO Foundation as part of the Digital School Program, which has long used information technology to address teacher shortages. With high-speed internet in place, students in rural schools can join live classes taught by instructors based in the country’s capital.
Satellite connectivity makes it possible to run lessons in places without reliable telecom infrastructure. That matters most in hard-to-reach regions where building conventional communication lines is difficult or not economically viable.
Earlier, Elon Musk said Starlink had reached another expansion milestone, with the satellite internet service going live in Côte d’Ivoire.
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