They submitted the proposal after testing sample smartcards from the Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory (BMTF). According to their recommendation, it would be possible to get someone like BMTF produce the smartcards on a reasonable price and by ensuring adequate security and quality. In 2014 the Election Commission agreed to a Tk 8 billion deal with French company Oberthur Technologies to produce and distribute 90 million smartcards. As such the Technical Committee has submitted a proposal to produce the cards at home using available technology.”The Technical Committee proposal submitted last February is currently undergoing scrutiny, he said. According to their inspection, it seems it would be possible to produce the ‘same quality of cards’ in Bangladesh.

Source: bd News24 March 13, 2017 06:48 UTC