Mobile phone operators of the country start trial of biometrics SIM registration system today. Meanwhile, all the operators have completed their necessary preparation for the trial. The operators have been directed to run the system commercially from December 16 next. To this end, the Post and Telecommunications Division has already ensured the operators' access to national ID database of election commission (EC) to verify the identity. The operators inked deal with the EC on November 3 for the access.
Earlier on October 21, Prime Minister’s ICT affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy inaugurated the trial run of biometric registration system for mobile phone SIM at a programme in the Post and Telecommunications Division of the Bangladesh Secretariat. To check the information regarding SIM registrations, the six operators signed a bilateral deal with Election Commission (EC) at the latter’s Agargaon office in the capital on Tuesday, said NID Wing Director Anwar Hossain.