Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- The Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology will roll out the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) on 16 December to curb the sale and use of illegal smartphones in Bangladesh.

According to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), buyers must verify any handset's validity before purchase, regardless of the platform, and keep receipts, as legitimate phones will be automatically registered in the NEIR system.

According to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), Buyers must verify a handset's validity before purchase, and keep receipts, as legitimate phones will be automatically registered in the NEIR system.

However, BTRC confirmed that phones a...