NEIR

NEIR

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Mobile manufacturers accuse NEIR protesters of blocking opening of authorised shops 

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Mobile traders allege vested interests behind NEIR rollout, warn of market disruption

Chief Adviser’s Special Assistant on Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb while speaking to journalists after visiting the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) building on 4 january. Photo: Focus Bangla

NEIR will not be shut down as mobile traders' demands have been addressed: Taiyeb

Police used water cannons, followed by baton charges and sound grenades, to disperse the demonstrators. Photo: Srejan Ghanta/TBS

20 hurt as police use batons, water cannons, tear shells to disperse mobile traders

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'We assumed widespread use of cloned, fake phones, but did not realise the severity,' says Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb

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

NEIR implementation: 45 sent to jail over attack, vandalism at BTRC building

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Users flag anomalies as NEIR portal shows dozens of phones registered against one NID

Chief Adviser’s Special Assistant on Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb. File Photo/BSS

No phone will be blocked for 90 days even after NEIR launch, says Faiz Ahmed Taiyeb as website glitches

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 besiege, vandalise BTRC building

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NEIR will help reduce mobile phone prices: Manufacturers

BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury speaks at a roundtable in the capital’s Hotel Sarina on 7 December 2025. Photo: TBS

NEIR framework comes under fire as political leaders, industry demand policy overhaul

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

Mobile phone retailers hold human chain at Karwan Bazar, demand dialogue before NEIR rollout

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Without a fairer tax policy, NEIR risks alienating consumers as well