BIO-key, The leader in biometric security - Bangladeshi Voter Registration Project

BIO-key International and Tiger IT delivered the largest biometric-based voter credentialing and national identity card
solution in the world. This system was deployed to enable Bangladesh’s general elections, scheduled for December 2008.

This scalable solution:
           • Enrolls and manages digital identities,
           • Prevents voters registering more than once,
           • Issues temporary national identity cards.

Click here to read letter from Bangladesh Electoral Roll Coordinator Major General Shafiqul Islam where he states: "We found BIO-key to be an invaluable partner - with unmatched accuracy and flexibility"

"... a truly historic achievement: the successful, on-time registration of over 80 million voters, with digital photographs and finger prints. Never before, in any other country, have so many people been electronically registered in such a short time. This in itself is an outstanding achievement. But it is not only the immense scale of the undertaking that is so impressive. So is the accuracy of the list. Modern technology enabled the elimination of duplicate and fraudulent entries, and will significantly reduce the occurrence of vote theft."
Ms Renata Dessallien, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative

Voter Registration Enrollment Screen

The 2008 International Congress Presented Major General Shafiqul Islam, Project Manager of the Bangladesh Voter Registration Project with "The 2008 Outstand Achievement Award"! Click here to read more

July 23, 2008, Daily Star Article reports "Successful completion of voter list celebrated". CA terms registration of 80 million voters in 11 months a milestone towards fair polls!

July 22, 2008, Speech by Ms Renata Dessallien UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative,

July 19, 2008, Voice of America Interview with Major General Md Shafiqul Islam, Military Secretary, Bangladesh Army ",

July 1, 2008, findBIOMETRICS Interview with Major General Md Shafiqul Islam, Military Secretary, Bangladesh Army and Mike DePasquale, CEO, BIO-key ", View Interview

July 1, 2008, Government Technology Article reports "E-Vote: Bangladesh Biometric Voter Identification Project Nearing Completion",

June 26, 2008, Daily Star Article reports "Whopping Success For EC", 80+ Million people enrolled before June 30 deadline

June 17, 2008 Press release updating the project's progress