MRP contract goes to Malaysian firm

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The Bangladesh government has picked Malaysian-based IRIS Corporation Berhad for a Tk 5.2614 billion contract to launch machine readable passports (MRP) and machine readable visas (MRV), just months away from an international deadline. According to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), all countries must introduce MRP and MRV by April 1 this year. The approval for the contract finally came Thursday from a meeting of the cabinet committee on public purchase, Deputy Secretary of the Cabinet Division. —bdnews24.com