HC wants unregistered SIMs shut
Tuesday, 1 April 2014
The High Court has ordered all unregistered mobile SIM cards to be deactivated with immediate effect. Justices Mirza Hussain Haider and Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar gave the order after a primary hearing on a writ petition on Tuesday. The respondents – the BTRC chairman, the home secretary, posts and telecommunication secretary and the CEO’s of private mobile phone operators have all been asked to implement the court’s order without any delay, according to bdnews24.com.