Bangladesh has embarked on the necessary preparations to deepen local supply chain for ePassports in 2021. The country used its German-based technology partner Veridos to equip its 70 regional passport offices with the necessary IT resources for providing ePassports.
Workstations with biometric enrollment equipment enable staff at all passport offices to collect the necessary data from citizens, including fingerprints, iris scans and color photos. Since January 2020, citizens have been able to schedule online appointments for enrollment, which allows them to avoid long wait times. More than half a million citizens have applied for ePassports via the online portal.