CYBER LAW IN CRIMINAL AND CIVIL CONTEXTS Between September 2019 and August 2020, 3G and 4G mobile phone services were restricted in the areas surrounding the Rohingya refugee camps in the Ukhia and Teknaf Upazilas of Cox’s Bazar in accordance with directives issued by Bangladesh’s national telecommunications regulator, the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC). The restrictions effectively made mobile data/ internet access largely non-functional in those areas, affecting the Bangladeshi host community, NGO and civil society aid workers, and Rohingya refugees living in the camps.46 Following a meeting of the National Taskforce on Rohingya Refugee Repatriation, on 31 August 2020, Foreign Secretary Masud bin Momen confirmed reports that 3G and 4G mobile phone services would be restored in these areas, citing internal and external pressures as a reason for lifting the restrictions on connectivity.47 The Government’s decision marks an important milestone and introduces new possibilities for providing Rohingya communities with additional access to information and protections. However, a number of questions remain, including with regards to access to SIM registration for Rohingya refugees, online censorship, and potential restrictions on mobile phone services under Bangladeshi law. 54 BE YOND REFU GE: ADVANCING LEG AL PROTECTIONS FOR ROHINGYA C OMMUNITIES IN BANGL ADESH