Dhaka, June 22 -- The distribution of digital passports, also known as ePassports, may begin from July, announced The Department of Immigration and Passports (DIP).

Brig Gen Saidur Rahman Khan, Project Director, DIP, said, "It'll start from July 1 if the Home Ministry gives clearance." The ePassport has an embedded electronic microprocessor chip containing biometric information used to authenticate the identity of the bearer.

Implementation of the project 'Introduction of ePassport and Automated Border Control Management in Bangladesh' started in July, 2018 and it will continue until June, 2028 with government financing.

Bangladesh signed an agreement with Germany in 2018 to print electronic passports with 10 years' validity, in additi...