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Bangladesh · ID documents · eGates · biometric border control

Electronic passports and border control systems

Awarded Status as of 19 October 2026 · Funding type: Not published

Veridos, a joint venture of Giesecke+Devrient and state-owned Bundesdruckerei, announced on 19 July 2018 a contract worth about EUR 340 million with Bangladesh's Department of Immigration and Passport 1. The 12-year deal covers e-passport enrolment, personalisation and local booklet assembly, public key infrastructure, a verification platform and 50 eGates at airports, seaports and land ports 1. Germany's Minister of State Niels Annen spoke at the signing 1. The company statement did not say how the contract is funded or how it was procured 1.

Key terms

Buyer
Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Immigration and Passport
Vendor
Veridos GmbH (joint venture of Giesecke+Devrient and Bundesdruckerei)
Vendor based in
Germany
Signed
Announced 19 July 2018 (company statement)
Duration
12 years
Value
About EUR 340 million (19 July 2018, company statement)
Funding
Not published
Procurement route
Not published
System ownership
Not published. The Department of Immigration and Passport planned local assembly of passport booklets.
Data terms
Not published

Audits, courts, parliament and regulators

  1. No audit, parliament, court or regulator action was found in sources opened 1.

Sources

  1. Giesecke+Devrient (company statement): Veridos wins EUR 340 million contract in Bangladesh (19 July 2018)

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