Solar-powered immigration checkpoint inaugurated at Benapole
Modern checkpoint will have enhanced investigative capabilities
Dhaka, Mar 11 (UNB)-Bangladesh’s first solar-powered immigration check point was inaugurated at Benapole Thursday, amidst hopes of increasing the efficiency and speed of the immigration officials.
Speaking at the inauguration, Additional IG (Special Branch) Javed Patwary said that about 10,000 people travel through Dhaka airport daily, while 2,000 people travel through the Benapole land border check post.
With the modernized immigration system at Benapole, he said the Special Branch of police will be able to regularly monitor immigration procedures online from Dhaka.
A Document Analysis Centre with advanced investigation software and a high-powered solar panel from Rahimafrooz has been set up on the premises with the support of the government and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), alongside financial aid from the Canadian government.
An IOM press release said that over the last two years, it had also supported the Special Branch in setting up another Document Analysis Centre at the recently renamed Hazrat Shah Jalal International Airport, Dhaka, and trained immigration officials on immigration investigation techniques used internationally.
IOM has also provided assistance in getting five of the thirty three border check posts of Bangladesh connected to each other electronically. These earlier projects were completed with financial support from the Australian government.
A Document Analysis Centre is used to investigate travel documents of incoming and outgoing passengers, and interrogate them if need be, with the help of highly sophisticated equipment and computer software.
IOM Regional Representative Ms. Rabab Fatima appreciated the strong partnership that has existed between IOM, Dhaka and the Special Branch since 2004.
She said it is encouraging to see that the programs initiated to enhance the migration management capacity of Bangladesh are in the process of yielding positive results.
The function was attended among others by Marcel Cloutier, First Secretary (Political) at the Canadian High Commission; Siddiqur Rahman, Additional DIG, Khulna Range of Bangladesh Police; Mohibul Haque, Deputy Commissioner, Jessore; and Didar Ahmed, SP, Jessore.
Speaking at the inauguration, Additional IG (Special Branch) Javed Patwary said that about 10,000 people travel through Dhaka airport daily, while 2,000 people travel through the Benapole land border check post.
With the modernized immigration system at Benapole, he said the Special Branch of police will be able to regularly monitor immigration procedures online from Dhaka.
A Document Analysis Centre with advanced investigation software and a high-powered solar panel from Rahimafrooz has been set up on the premises with the support of the government and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), alongside financial aid from the Canadian government.
An IOM press release said that over the last two years, it had also supported the Special Branch in setting up another Document Analysis Centre at the recently renamed Hazrat Shah Jalal International Airport, Dhaka, and trained immigration officials on immigration investigation techniques used internationally.
IOM has also provided assistance in getting five of the thirty three border check posts of Bangladesh connected to each other electronically. These earlier projects were completed with financial support from the Australian government.
A Document Analysis Centre is used to investigate travel documents of incoming and outgoing passengers, and interrogate them if need be, with the help of highly sophisticated equipment and computer software.
IOM Regional Representative Ms. Rabab Fatima appreciated the strong partnership that has existed between IOM, Dhaka and the Special Branch since 2004.
She said it is encouraging to see that the programs initiated to enhance the migration management capacity of Bangladesh are in the process of yielding positive results.
The function was attended among others by Marcel Cloutier, First Secretary (Political) at the Canadian High Commission; Siddiqur Rahman, Additional DIG, Khulna Range of Bangladesh Police; Mohibul Haque, Deputy Commissioner, Jessore; and Didar Ahmed, SP, Jessore.
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