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‘Illegally imported cell phones won’t function in Bangladesh’
Cell phone sets with fake International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers will be unable to use Bangladesh’s mobile network.
Ex-mobile phone industry executive gets five years for text message scam
A former mobile phone industry executive is sentenced to five years in prison after he is found guilty of defrauding cellphone customers by charging them millions of dollars for unwanted text messages.
Theft of Phone Data: 2 fraudsters detained
Beware when you are handing your mobile phone to a technician for servicing. Fraudsters might clone your IMO messaging account, follow your private chat sessions and blackmail you for money.
SP’s wife received no SMS: CMP
Mahmuda Khanam Mitu, the slain wife of Superintendent of Police Babul Akter, did not receive any text message on her mobile phone that asked her son to be at school half an hour earlier than usual due to assembly, police say.
Mobile phone use to get costlier
Cost for mobile phone use will increase in the next fiscal as Finance Minister AMA Muhith proposed to hike the duty on SIM card-related services to 5 percent.
‘SIM re-registration by April 30 tough’
It will be tough to complete re-registration of all the SIM cards by April 30, leaders of a fraction of mobile phone top-up and banking vendors association say.
HC questions legality of biometric SIM registration
The High Court has questioned the legality of biometric registration for purchase of mobile operators’ Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards.
Allegation of Theft / 2 kids tortured inhumanly
In yet another incident of cruelty against kids, two teen boys were tortured badly in Rajshahi over a flimsy claim that they may have stolen a mobile phone.
49pc children encounter cyber bullying
Around half of the school-goers in the country have encountered cyberbullying, global mobile phone giant Telenor yesterday said.
87pc households use mobile
More than 87 percent households in Bangladesh own mobile phones, indicating the rapid expansion of digital connectivity the present government has brought forth, according to a government survey.
Businessman stabbed, robbed in Dhaka
Muggers stab a businessman and snatch Tk 8,000 and two mobile phone sets from him in Sayedabad area of Dhaka.
5 things to do when your phone is lost
Losing your beloved cellphone is fairly common business in this city and it seems there are countless ways to lose your phone.The Daily Star interviewed tech experts and cops, who have advised on possible steps to take if you lose your phone.
2 jailed for DU admission fraud
A mobile court sentences two students to one month’s jail for their involvement in fraudulent activities during 'Gha' unit admission test of the Dhaka University.
How not to lose your phone in Dhaka streets
As mobile phone snatching has become one of the most common crimes in the city, you never know when you will become the next victim. After questioning several snatching victims and the police, The Daily Star brings to you the best possible tips to avoid ‘mobile snatching’.
Trial run of biometric SIM registration begins
The trial run of biometric registration system for mobile phone SIM cards has been inaugurated today.
Improve mobile phone services by Dec: Tarana
State Minister for Telecommunication Tarana Halimtoday gives two months to the mobile phone operators for improving their service quality and bringingdown call drops to a minimum level.
PepsiCo says to market mobile phones, accessories in China
PepsiCo Inc says it is working with a licensing partner to market a line of mobile phones and accessories in China in the next few months.
SIM owners’ fingerprint collection: Pilot project begins Nov 1
Mobile phone operators will launch pilot activities on November 1 to collect fingerprints of all SIM card holders as part of its re-registration process across the country.
Journalists assaulted at National Identity (NID) Registration Wing
Employees and staff of National Identity (NID) Registration Wing physically assault two journalists at the office premises.
