Desk Reports : Under the supervision of BTRC, Synesis IT is responsible for the technical support, implementation and maintenance of the project.

Bangladesh has won the `World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) Winner Award-2021` for introducing the biometric SIM registration process. The project is initiated and supervised by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). The Central Biometric Verification Monitoring Platform (CBVMP) project is being supervised by BTRC, Bangladesh`s leading ICT service provider, Synesis IT Limited, using international technology to create and implement international quality software.

The award was presented at a virtual event organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on May 18. After receiving the award, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Information and Communication Technology and Mustafa Jabbar, Minister for Posts and Telecommunications spoke on the occasion.
The award was presented at a virtual event organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on May 18. After receiving the award, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Information and Communication Technology and Mustafa Jabbar, Minister for Posts and Telecommunications spoke on the occasion.

The CBVMP project is the winner of the Action Line C-Five category of the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) Awards-2021, one of the world`s most prestigious awards in the field of information technology. The main theme of Action Line C-Five is Building Confidence and Security in the Use of ICTs. The main goal of the WSIS Forum is to increase the use of the Internet in the developing world and bridge the digital divide between rich and poor countries. Out of a total of 90 projects in different countries, 18 projects in 18 categories were declared final winners. BTRC participated in this competition for the first time this year. The CBVMP project received more than 15,000 votes.

BTRC has come up with the Central Biometric Verification Monitoring Platform (CBVMP) in collaboration with Synesis IT to protect the general public from various mobile phone crimes. This system of international standard made in full domestic technology has become a role model to the world. Since its inception, CBVMP has been managed, supervised and maintained by Zinc Downtime, the leading IT company in the country. At present its uptime is also above 99.99%. He also applied to BRTC to inspect the project from different parts of the world to exchange experience of the project.

Mr. Rupayan Chowdhury, Group CEO, Synesis IT Limited said, “With the tireless work and overall cooperation of every mobile company in the country and under the leadership of BTRC, we have been able to overcome this challenge easily. As a result, CBVMP is a norm in the world today. In fact, Bangladesh comes first when it comes to mobile identity solutions, which is a matter of pride for us. Also the CBVMP system is our national asset. This is another symbol of our pride and digital Bangladesh capability. ”
The project is being implemented and managed by Mr. Aminul Bari Shuvro, General Manager, Synesis IT and Head of Information Technology and Infrastructure. According to him, "Relying on a local company for such a state-important project was undoubtedly a great opportunity for Synesis IT. Synesis IT has done its utmost to justify that decision. I would say CBVMP is a unique example of the success of a public-private partnership. BTRC." The successful implementation of the project has been possible due to the initiative and proper guidance of the company and the full cooperation of the mobile operators.

It is worth mentioning that the Central Biometric Verification Monitoring Platform (CBVMP) project has earlier won the `The ITU Telecom World Award 2019 Certificate Appreciation` for its successful initiative in building a digital Bangladesh.