Six electronic gates (e-gates) for automated border control at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport are all set to get operational in June.
Md Abdullah Al Masud Chowdhury, additional secretary (security and immigration wing) of the Home Ministry's security services division, made the information public.
He said: "All works to unveil the automated immigration system at the Dhaka airport have nearly been completed. The e-gets will be operational in June."
Earlier on June 30, 2021, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal inaugurated the e-gates at the Dhaka airport, marking the country’s step into the digital era of travel.
Authorities then said that the e-gates would automatically complete all the immigration formalities of passengers with e-passports, minimising human interaction.
E-passports have an in-built microprocessor chip containing details of the holder. The e-gates will identify an air passengers after scanning the e-passport. And the process ensures high security during the verification of travel documents.
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