BANGLADESH

Illegal, fake handsets will not work in Bangladesh from tomorrow

No illegal mobile set will run from tomorrow 1st October. The message will be sent automatically as soon as the SIM is inserted in the set. If the set is invalid the warning message will come off at any time. Besides, if there are valid documents, the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission BTRC will give the opportunity to register with them. If there are no valid documents or if the set is not valid, it will become inactive automatically.

Brigadier General Shahidul Islam, Director General of Spectrum, BTRC, told that the National Equipment Identity Registrar (NEIR) has been launched on a trial basis for three months from July 1. That time is ending on September 30. From October 1, invalid or counterfeit sets can no longer be used. The active message will go away as soon as the set is turned on. Registration can be done if there are valid documents. If not, you have to contact the place where the customer bought it and change it. Any set brought into the country illegally can no longer be introduced in any way.

BTRC chairman Shyam Sundar Sikder said the process of shutting down illegal sets would start from October 1. The BTRC commission has taken the final decision in this regard. As a result, BTRC will be in a tough position.

From October 1, before buying a mobile handset through any medium (sales center, online sales center, e-commerce site, etc.), the validity of the handset must be verified. That is why BTRC is asking to follow a procedure as well as save the purchase receipt of the handset. If the mobile handset is valid, it will be automatically registered in the NEIR system.

Go to the message option of the mobile phone and type KYD and enter the 15 digit IMEI number with space. Then you have to send to 16002. The return message will inform about the validity of the mobile handset.

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