National Equipment Identity Registration (NEIR)

National Equipment Identity Registration (NEIR)

Illustration: TBS

Grey phone market costs Bangladesh up to Tk6,000cr a year: Industry leaders

Implementation of the NEIR system to safeguard local manufacturing and protect consumer rights, they say

Mobile phone traders besiege BTRC building at Agargaon on 1 January 2026, protesting the implementation of NEIR. Photo: Focus Bangla

NEIR implementation: Mobile phone traders to stage sit-ins in Dhaka tomorrow amid nationwide shutdown 

Mobile phone traders besiege BTRC building at Agargaon on 1 January 2026, protesting the implementation of NEIR. Photo: Focus Bangla

Phone traders reject NEIR rollout, call tax cut 'insufficient'

Representational image: Collected

Mobile phone traders call nationwide shutdown from Friday over NEIR implementation

Representational image: Collected

16 December countdown: Can Bangladesh shut down 90% grey phone market?

BTRC launches NEIR on a 3 month trial on Thursday

BTRC launches NEIR on a 3 month trial on Thursday

Illegal phones to lose service after 3 months

Illegal phones to lose service after 3 months