Pilgrims from Bangladesh and four other countries must provide their biometric data, including “fingerprints”, to the Saudi authorities to get Umrah e-visas..The other countries are -- the UK, Tunisia, Kuwait and Malaysia -- Saudi media reported referring to an announcement by the Saudi Mi

One of the three suspected militants killed in Nakhalpara operation on Friday is Mezba Uddin, a resident of Comilla.

The High Court yesterday questioned the legality of the collection of fingerprints of mobile subscribers for SIM registration, in the wake of widespread criticism of the move and public fear of possible misuse of such personal data.

The suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, has been identified as one of those killed in a raid in Saint Denis, the Paris prosecutor says.

Mobile phone operators will launch pilot activities on November 1 to collect fingerprints of all SIM card holders as part of its re-registration process across the country.