64% SIMs registered till now

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About 63.71 percent of SIMs have so far been registered across the country under biometric method.

To a tabled question by Awami League MP Salina Begum (Women seat-6) on Monday, State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim said, “As of April 28 last, a total of 8.34 crore SIMs of all mobile companies were registered under the biometric method.”

On the other hand, mobile operators had issued about 13.08 crore SIMs in the country till the end of March, 2016, says the statistics of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).

The process of re-registering SIMs/RUIMs under the biometric system began on December 16, 2015.

The deadline was initially fixed for April 30.

However, on April 30, the government extended the deadline up to May 31.

Source: Ittefaq