Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Seven people were arrested and 700 illegally imported mobile phones were seized from two shopping complexes in city's Hatirpool area on Thursday.

A joint team of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) conducted a drive at 12 shops at Eastern Plaza and Motaleb Plaza in the area and fined shopowners a total of TK 19 lakhs, said a BTRC press release.

The mobile court headed by Director of BTRC Spectrum Division Lt Col Md Aminul Haque and Rab Executive Magistrate Md Sarwar Alam also sentenced the arrestees to different terms in jail.

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