Fingerprint or biometric SIM registration is going on across the country. National identity cards, pictures and fingerprints are being matched when new customers buy SIMs. And all the old customers have to complete the biometric registration of their SIM. SIM cards of all mobiles in the country have to be registered in the fingerprint / biometric system introduced on 16 December 2015. Otherwise the SIM connection will be disconnected after a certain time.

How to register or re-register SIM in biometric system?

If you want to register SIM in your own name, then go to the customer care of your mobile with your national identity card, one copy passport size photo and SIM card. However, now in addition to customer care, biometric registration points have been opened in various organizations / stores. You can also go to them by verifying.

During the biometric registration of your SIM, first you have to fill a form with the information like mobile number, NID (National Identity Card) number etc. of your respective SIM. Then when the system starts working, a message will come to your mobile where there will be a pin code. After giving that PIN number, your fingerprints (usually on both right and left hand) will be taken with the help of special instrument. Fingerprint reading will be completed in a few seconds if you put your finger on it.

This fingerprint will be matched with the fingerprint provided by your NID on the National Identity Card server to see if you are indeed the person whose NID number is given for SIM registration. Registration will only take a few minutes if the fingerprints match. When the registration is completed, a message will come to your mobile informing you that the registration has been successful.

Here’s how to download National Identity Card online for biometric SIM registration

Registration will not be completed if the fingerprint / other information given at the time of re-registration does not match with the imprint on the national identity card server. If this is the case or if you do not have an NID card, you can register the SIM in the name of someone else in your family. Grameenphone support document According to,

Q: What are the arrangements for those fingerprints that do not match the Election Commission database?

A: Biometric verification is mandatory for purchasing a new SIM. In this case, the customer can purchase a new SIM or re-register the used SIM with the help of FnF or the original national identity card of the relative. ”

On the other hand, Robi’s support document ReportingQ: If someone does not have a national identity card, we can re-register the SIM by collecting passport, driving license, birth registration or work permit from the customer?

A: Yes. In this case, SIM re-registration can be done biometrically only after searching for passport, driving license, birth registration or work permit from WIC. However, the customer has to get the verification done along with the national identity card within the next 6 months, otherwise the SIM will be de-activated after 6 months. ”

BTRC given on Banglalink’s website One document It is known that the last date for SIM verification or re-registration in biometric system is 30 April 2018.

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