National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR)

National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR)

Mobile phone retailers hold a human chain at Karwan Bazar in Dhaka on 30 November 2025. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS

Implementing NEIR without reform will monopolise mobile market, hurt consumers: Traders

We are not opposing the NEIR system, rather we demand an effective and secure system in the interest of national security, they said

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NEIR system will not be shut down: Taiyeb

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Does the NEIR's 'crime prevention' promise hold up to scrutiny?   

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NEIR rollout kicks off process to block illegal mobile handsets

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NEIR rollout postponed to 1 Jan, traders get till 31 Dec to submit unsold handset data

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Smartphones a must now but too high a tax makes them unaffordable for many

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Mobile traders withdraw blockade at Karwan Bazar, Jamuna Future Park after nearly 3hrs

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Govt to launch NEIR on 16 December, 3-month grace period granted to grey-market traders

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BTRC, NBR, commerce ministry officials to meet traders on NEIR tomorrow; mobile shops to remain shut

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Why BTRC plans to block unregistered phones

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What is the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR)?

1.25 lakh illegal mobile phones spotted in the last 3 days

1.25 lakh illegal mobile phones spotted in the last 3 days