Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- A ruckus centering the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) rollout has ensued and a weird revelation of umpteen devices surreptitiously connected with each NID startled mobile-phone users.

The bizarre finds stoke concerns among the users as to whether their sets were being used by frauds in criminal gangland.

"I logged in just to check my handset, and suddenly I saw 47 phones registered under my name," says Nabiul Islam, a private employee from Mirpur. "I have only used two phones in my entire life. I thought someone had stolen my identity."

Similar experiences have been shared widely on social media since the system went live, with users reporting that 10, 50, or even hundreds of mobile handsets are showing up...