Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Mobile phone traders on Sunday staged a demonstration in the capital's Agargaon area demanding the reform of NEIR initiative.

The road in front of BTRC building was blocked as part of the protest - held under the banner of "Bangladesh Mobile Business Community" around 10 AM.

General Secretary of the Bangladesh Mobile Business Community Abu Sayeed Piyas said that mobile shops across the country remained closed from the morning in solidarity with the protest.

The traders' demands include eliminating syndicate practices in the sector and opening up opportunities for mobile phone imports.

Traders said the National Equipment Identity Registrar (NEIR) implementation could adversely affect millions of traders and their famil...