From first profile to first conversation
Bandhon is built around a slow, deliberate idea: both people should want to talk before anyone can. Here is what happens at each stage, and what you stay in control of.
Your journey, step by step
- 1
Create your account
Sign up with your email address or a Bangladeshi mobile number. You need to be at least 18 to join.
- 2
Confirm your email or phone
We send a short code to check the address or number is really yours. Once confirmed, your profile shows a “Contact verified” badge. The details themselves are never shown to other members.
- 3
Tell your story
Onboarding has six short steps: your account, who is managing the profile, about you, your values and preferences, photos and privacy, and a final review before anything is published. You can save and come back whenever you like.
- 4
Describe who you are looking for
As part of onboarding, set an age range, the marital statuses you are open to, height, location, whether a partner living abroad suits you, and more. You can change these at any time.
- 5
Verify your identity
Upload the photo side of your NID, then record a short selfie video, blinking the number of times we ask. This confirms the person on the card is the person on camera. You can browse before verifying; sending interests and messages needs it.
- 6
Send interest privately
When someone stands out, send an interest. Only they see it. How many you can send each day depends on your plan.
- 7
Talk once it is mutual
If they send interest back, you become a match and a conversation opens. Messaging is only ever between mutual matches.
How suggestions are made
Matching happens in two stages. First, firm preferences are checked in both directions, so you only see people whose preferences include you as well. Then, among those people, Bandhon estimates how much common ground you share.
The compatibility estimate
The estimate weighs what you have both written down: values and plans, interests, location, lifestyle, education, profession and the languages you speak. A score only appears when both profiles have enough information to make it meaningful, and it always comes with plain-language reasons, such as “You both enjoy travel” or “You both live in Sylhet”.
What it never does
- It never guesses traits you have not told us.
- It never ranks people by income.
- It is not a prediction of whether a marriage will succeed. That part is yours.
Firm preferences, checked both ways
If either person’s preference rules the other out, neither is shown to the other.
- Age
- Each of you falls within the other’s chosen age range.
- Who you are seeking
- Gender and who each person is looking for line up.
- Religion
- Only applied if someone marks it as required. Otherwise it is part of the estimate, not a filter.
- Marital status
- Each of you is in the other’s list of marital statuses they are open to.
- Smoking
- Respected when someone asks for a non-smoker.
- Height
- Each of you falls within the other’s height range, if one is set.
- Living abroad
- Respected when someone would rather not consider a partner who lives outside Bangladesh.
Interest is private. Conversation is mutual.
Only the recipient sees it.An interest is between the two of you. Nobody else can see who you have reached out to.
No rejection notices.If someone declines, you are not sent a notification telling you so. You can simply move on.
Messages only after a match.Nobody can message you out of the blue. A conversation opens only when interest goes both ways.
What it costs
Bandhon is free to join and use. Paid plans with extras, such as a higher daily interest limit, are coming soon and will be priced in taka. No payments are taken today.
Safety and privacy features are never behind a paywall. Blocking, reporting, photo controls and account deletion are the same on every plan.
Who can join
You must be 18 or older to create an account. To publish a profile and appear to others, Bandhon follows Bangladesh’s legal marriage age: 18 for women and 21 for men.
A family member can help you set up and manage your profile, but the account belongs to you, and you must agree to it. Read more in the FAQ.
Ready when you are.
Start your profile now and finish it at your own pace.