How do I open a bKash account?

According to published guidance you can open the account yourself in the app. The steps are: download the app, start registration, give your active mobile number, scan your national ID, complete face verification, then set a PIN.

Two things about the number matter. First, the SIM must be active in your phone, because verification happens on it during registration. Second, that number becomes your account number — so choose one you intend to keep.

The national ID has to be your own. You cannot open an account on someone else’s, and if one is opened that way the liability rests with them — which is precisely why the face-matching step exists.

⚠️ Do the PIN step yourself, not at a shop or in front of anyone. If someone sets it while “helping” you open the account, they know it. The steps here come from published guidance; the process can change, so the app’s own instructions are final.

Sources:

• Guide to using a bKash account