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Unregistered SIMs will be closed after May 31

Manzurul Alam Mukul || risingbd.com

Published: 07:22, 29 May 2016   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Unregistered SIMs will be closed after May 31

State Minister for Post and Telecommunication Tarana Halim

Staff Correspondent: State Minister for Post and Telecommunication Tarana Halim has said that no SIM will be re-registered after May 31, and all unregistered SIMs will be closed after that time.


The junior minister said this at a press conference held at her Secretariat office in the city on Sunday.


So far, 10.09 crore SIMs have been re-registered and 3. 30 crore SIMs are yet to be re-registered although the deadline expires May 31, she said.


The re-registration process will continue until May 31 midnight and afterwards, those unregistered SIMs will go out of network, she said.


People can call the short code, 16103 for help if they face any problem with their National Identity (NID) cards, the state minister said.


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