BTRC shuts 2 shops, seizes 700 mobile phones

The telecom regulator today sentenced seven shop owners to different terms in jail for their alleged involvement in illegal imports of mobile phones.

A team of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) also sealed two shops and fined Tk 19 lakh to different shops conducting raid at Eastern Plaza and Motalib Plaza in the capital, a press release said today.

The BTRC also seized 700 mobile phones which were imported illegally, the release added.

The shop owners failed to provide import-related documents of Xiaomi, iPhone, HTC, Samsung, Sony and Asus brands, according to the release.