Mobile traders clash with regulators at BTRC in protest against NEIR launch

The launch of the National Equipment Identification Register (NEIR) has been met with attack and vandalism at the BTRC office in Agargaon.

The service was kicked off as part of mandatory mobile handset registration on Thursday.

In protest, mobile traders resorted to violence in the afternoon as police struggled to control the sudden unrest, with bricks and stones reportedly thrown.

Tejgaon Division Deputy Commissioner Ibn-e-Mizan said, “They launched an abrupt attack, hurling bricks. We are trying to manage the situation.”