Safiqa Hossain of DOT
[2] If all goes well, mobile SIMs will not be introduced on any illegal handsets after next April. SIM can be introduced only with legally imported and legally produced sets in the country. Even if someone has bought an illegal handset in the last one year, it will be shut down. SIMs registered with the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) of the regulatory body BTRC will be introduced. Valid sets will be registered with NEIR before they come on the market. When a customer goes to buy a mobile set, he can send the IMEI number of the set to a specific number through free SMS to know whether it is valid or invalid, reports Kaler Kantho. [3] BTRC is buying equipment at a cost of Tk 30 crore for a technical solution to stop illegal handsets. BTRC Deputy Director Zakir Hossain Khan said, they are working to crack down illegal handsets as soon as possible.