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Integrated border management network proposal

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

Securiport approached Bangladesh in July 2026 with a plan for an integrated border management network covering API and PNR, e-visa and travel authorisation, biometric checks, watch lists and Interpol links 1. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved evaluation on 9 September 2026 and the Ministry of Home Affairs set up a steering committee with a fee-rate committee 1. The proposed route is direct procurement needing Cabinet approval 1. No value or fee was published. A full technical and financial proposal was due by 22 October 2026 1.

Key terms

Buyer
Ministry of Home Affairs (evaluating)
Vendor
Securiport
Vendor based in
United States
Signed
Not signed
Duration
Not published
Value
Not published
Funding
Not published
Procurement route
direct award (proposed direct procurement that needs Cabinet approval)
System ownership
Not published. The initial proposal offered full government data ownership and technology transfer, according to Bangladeshi officials quoted by Biometric Update.
Data terms
Domestic data hosting and full government data ownership were in the initial proposal, as reported. Senior Secretary Manzur Morshed wrote that any agreement must guarantee government ownership of all data.

Audits, courts, parliament and regulators

  1. 9 September 2026: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved moving ahead with evaluation, as reported by Biometric Update 1.
  2. 30 September 2026: A steering committee led by Home Affairs Senior Secretary Manzur Morshed, with a technical evaluation group, a fee-rate committee and a negotiation team, held its first meeting. Finance Secretary Md Khayeruzzaman Majumder urged a detailed review of costs and compliance with procurement rules 1.
  3. The ministry invited Securiport to submit a full technical and financial proposal by 22 October 2026 1.

Sources

  1. Biometric Update: Bangladesh weighs Securiport proposal for biometric-driven border modernization (12 October 2026)

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