Bangladesh first South Asian country to launch e-gates

[rainbowrascal]

“Immigration in 18 secs”: E-gates open at Dhaka airport

From now on, passengers with e-passports will be able to complete immigration formalities in just 18 seconds, as e-gates became operational at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka today.

Monirul Islam, additional IGP of Special Branch, and Brigadier General Sadat, director of e-Passport project, were present during the much-awaited launch of e-gates at Dhaka airport.

Bangladesh is the first country in South Asia to launch e-gates for e-passports.

A total of 12 e-gates have been installed in the departure area while three at the arrival area of Dhaka airport.

Travellers today went through the e-gates and completed their immigration process within around 18 seconds, said Group Captain Kamrul Islam, executive director of Dhaka airport.

Yesterday, immigration process was successfully completed through e-gate on a pilot basis.

Apart from Dhaka airport, six e-gates each have been set up at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram and Osmani International Airport in Sylhet.

The government has a plan to set up 50 e-gates gradually at all the airports and land ports across the country under the "E-Passport and Automated Border Control Management Project".

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal in June, last year, had inaugurated the first-ever electronic gates at Dhaka airport marking the country's entry into the digital era of travel.

HOW DO E-GATES WORK?

The camera attached to an e-gate will identify the passenger automatically after analysing information from the e-passport chip.

The process will ensure higher security during the verification of travel documents. Global travellers will have a hassle-free experience at the airport.

“Immigration in 18 secs”: E-gates open at Dhaka airport

From now on, passengers with e-passports will be able to complete immigration formalities in just 18 seconds, as e-gates became operational at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka today.

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[Bilal9]

Now watch for some pujari idiot come and refute this from the 'neighbor' country...."nei, nei - vee hab itt".

They never waste a second to gloat about their "land of milk and honey"....

Jokes aside, I have been hearing about e-passports and gates for at least fifteen years and these Foreign Ministry morons finally got around to it. Hope they can keep it running....

 

[Madni Bappa]

Ye Shahjalal kon hai bhai?

 

[Skull and Bones]

Can it identify foreign passports, or just for Bangladeshi passport?

 

[Destranator]

Can it identify foreign passports, or just for Bangladeshi passport?

There are IATA standards that we have to follow. Any e-passport should work.
However, the system may be selective in terms of which legacy non-electronic passports it can read.

 

[Skull and Bones]

There are IATA standards that we have to follow. Any e-passport should work.
However, the system may be selective in terms of which legacy non-electronic passports it can read.

Because it mentioned special e-chip, and passport of many countries doesn't have that.

 

[Destranator]

Because it mentioned special e-chip, and passport of many countries doesn't have that.

I expect the system to be selective in terms of reading non-electronic passports - I have noticed this in other countries. The passenger might have to visit a manned immigration counter.

 

[Skull and Bones]

I expect the system to be selective in terms of reading non-electronic passports - I have noticed this in other countries. The passenger might have to visit a manned immigration counter.

Or if this machine can implement image processing and barcode scanner in its future iterations, that can sort this issue.

 

[Black_cats]

Or if this machine can implement image processing and barcode scanner in its future iterations, that can sort this issue.

It can only read from e-passport not machine readable one if I am not mistaken. The countries which has enabled e-passport can be used here.

 

[Destranator]

It can only read from e-passport not machine readable one if I am not mistaken. The countries which has enabled e-passport can be used here.

Or if this machine can implement image processing and barcode scanner in its future iterations, that can sort this issue.

I have seen e-gates read non-electronic, MRP passports selectively in other countries so ours may be able to too.

 

[Catalystic]

Who gonna check visas ? I thought the immigration had to do that too, upon departure……

 

[hydrabadi_arab]

Pakistan launched ePassport few months ago, India will this year. Looks like all south asian countries will have this facility soon minus Afghanistan of course.

 

[Bilal9]

Ye Shahjalal kon hai bhai?

Celebrated and Honored Sufi Saint in our country.

Shah Jalal - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Or if this machine can implement image processing and barcode scanner in its future iterations, that can sort this issue.

Yes at some point they will install face reader as well to scan and match the passport's stored picture.

Can it identify foreign passports, or just for Bangladeshi passport?

All Passports will be scannable - e-Passports globally have standard format from IATA. Like @Destranator bhai said.

 

[Jackdaws]

My word. Now just wait for the immigrants to queue up to immigrate to Bangladesh.

 

[Maula Jatt]

Pakistan launched ePassport few months ago, India will this year. Looks like all south asian countries will have this facility soon minus Afghanistan of course.

They don't like to be called part of South Asia as thier culture is similar to Centeral Asian people not south asian
Afghans take great offense at people adding them in South Asia