07/06/2022
“𝗜𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝟴 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘀”: 𝗘-𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗵𝗮𝗸𝗮 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁
𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗲-𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀
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.
Source: The Daily Star