Four international firms in fray for multi-million-dollar e-passport bid

The plan to print the passports at home hit a roadblock after Gokul Prasad Baskota, a minister in the Oli Cabinet, was caught on tape negotiating a Rs 700 million 'commission'.

After a year-long controversy and dispute, four international firms have submitted final bid documents to supply two million biometric passports to the Department of Passports as the bid deadline expired on Friday.