A mobile phone user will not be able to get more than two SIM cards

against his or her passport or driving licence or birth certificate, the

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has
decided.

Also, those SIM cards have to be registered within six months with the
mobile operators against their National Identity (NID) cards. Failing to do
so will lead to blocking of the cards if there is no valid reason for the
delay in providing copies of the cards to the carrier.

The decision was made at a meeting of the telecom regulator recently to

check crimes using SIM cards, said meeting sources.

Currently, a mobile phone user can buy 15 SIM cards against his or her
NID card.

The BTRC allows those without NID or smart NID cards to get SIM cards
against any of their passport or driving licence or birth registration
certificate.