The Digital Public Infrastructure Map

Tracking national-scale digital infrastructure around the world

The Digital Public Infrastructure Map

Tracking national-scale digital infrastructure around the world

Bangladesh

Digital ID System

DPI-like

National identity (NID)

Governing entity: Home Affairs Department
Status of implementation: Active
Legally binding redress mechanism: NA
Funding organizations identified: NA
Technical Support organizations identified: NA
URL: https://services.nidw.gov.bd
Last Updated: 28/03/25
Claim of digital ID: YES
ID or Civil Registry Act: YES
Regulation for digital ID: YES
Codified digital ID legal status: NA
Procedural rules for digital ID enrolment: NA
Relationship with feeder documents: NA
Terms of data storage and sharing available: NA
National Data Protection Act: NO
Data leak disclosure process: NO
Data handling terms exist: YES
Collects or uses biometric data: YES
Digital authentication function: YES
Enables KYC packet collection: YES
Authentication through government portal: NA
Two or more sectoral use cases enabled: YES

Digital Payment System

DPI-like

Interbank payment system

Payment system type: Interbank payment system
Status of implementation: Active
Operator: Central bank
National / Regional: National
Annual value of transactions (USD): NA
Annual volume of transactions: NA
Cost of transactions: Variable
Number of participants: NA
Types of transactions supported: P2P, P2M, B2B
Type of settlement system: RTGS
URL: NA
Last Updated: 01/10/24
Active real-time payment system present: YES
Cross-border payments: YES
QR code transactions: NA
Bank participation: YES
Non-bank participation: NO
Interoperability policy: NA
Participation conditions and rules: NA
Data-handing rules for payment system: NA
Reporting forum: NA
AML Law: YES

Digital Payment System

WIP

Mobile money

Payment system type: Mobile money
Status of implementation: Active
Operator: Commercial bank/Private PSP
National / Regional: National
Annual value of transactions (USD): NA
Annual volume of transactions: NA
Cost of transactions: NA
Number of participants: NA
Types of transactions supported: P2P, P2M, B2B
Type of settlement system: RTGS
URL: https://www.gsma.com
Last Updated: 27/06/25
Active real-time payment system present: YES
Cross-border payments: NA
QR code transactions: NA
Bank participation: YES
Non-bank participation: YES
Interoperability policy: NA
Participation conditions and rules: NA
Data-handing rules for payment system: NA
Reporting forum: NA
AML Law: YES

Data Exchange System

DPI-like

National E-Service Bus

Base technical architecture: X-Road
Status of implementation: Active
Governing Entity: BNDA (Bangladesh National Digital Architecture)
Coordination unit: BNDA (Bangladesh National Digital Architecture)
National / Regional: National
Sector-specific / Cross-sectoral: Cross-sectoral
Permitted participants: Public
Ownership: Public
URL: https://www.digitalnation.eu
Last Updated: 21/08/25
Semantic interoperability: YES
Real-time sharing: YES
Scalable architecture: YES
Audit mechanism: NA
Procedural rules for data mgmt.: NA
Enrolment and participation information: NA
Used by more than one public entity: YES
Impact metrics: YES