As a result, customers will be forced to stop using fake or illegal handsets. Although there are no official figures, businessmen estimate there are about 30 million illegal handsets in Bangladesh. A database of illegal handset users will be created through the initiative. Under the draft guidelines, 'white' means all types of legally imported handsets, legally made handsets in the country and registered handsets of BTRC. Without registration, mobile handsets will not work and this will stop illegal activities in the handset market, according to BTRC.

Source: bd News24 January 12, 2019 11:37 UTC