Questions and answers

A marriage app for Bengali Muslims, built around trust and family: verified profiles, a real role for guardians (wali) and privacy each member controls. The name comes from kobul — the "I accept" said at the nikah — and kabin, the registered marriage contract.

Bengali Muslims aged 18 and over who are looking for marriage, and the parents, siblings and mentors who help them. We are starting with the diaspora in the UK and the US, then Canada and Bangladesh. Reverts marrying into a Bengali family are very welcome.

No. It is for marriage only. There is no swiping and no public feed, and nobody can message you until you both accept an interest. Our community guidelines explain what that means in practice.

We are preparing a small, invite-only closed beta, starting with Bengali Muslim communities in London and New York. Join the waitlist and we will send one message when your invite is ready.

The iPhone and Android apps are coming soon; they are not in the app stores yet. Beta members and guardians can also use the web app at app.kobulkabin.com.

English and Bangla, everywhere. Each person picks their own language, so a parent can read a biodata in Bangla even if it was written in English.

You choose: everyone, verified members only, or only after you both accept an interest (the default for women). Blurred copies are made on our servers, so the full photo never reaches someone who should not see it.

Yes. You can hide your profile from chosen countries, cities or Bangladesh districts — for example, your home district — and you can pause your profile at any time.

No. Contact details are never shown on profiles, and you never need to share your number to talk to someone. In the first days of a conversation the app warns you if someone asks for it.

On most Android phones the app blocks screenshots. iPhones do not allow that, so the app detects a screenshot and tells the other person it happened.

No. We do not sell personal information, we do not show ads, and we do not track you across other apps or websites. Read the privacy policy.

There are three badges: Phone verified (your number received our code), Real person (a live selfie matched to your photos) and ID verified (an official ID checked against the selfie, with name and age matching the profile). Each badge says exactly what we checked. See trust and verification.

No. KobulKabin does not run criminal background checks on members, and a badge is not a guarantee of anyone’s character or marital status. Always involve your family and follow our meeting safely tips.

They are encrypted when you upload them and deleted 30 days after our team reviews them. We keep only the result (for example "ID verified") and its expiry date.

Yes. Invite a parent, sibling or other relative as your guardian and choose what they can do: view, view and suggest, or act as an active guardian (wali). Guardians get their own simple screens with large text, in Bangla by default. See guardian mode.

Yes. But before that profile can chat with anyone, the son or daughter must claim it with their own phone number and selfie check and confirm they are choosing to marry freely. A profile that is not claimed is deleted after 30 days of inactivity.

No. A guardian only sees a conversation if you (or the other person, with their own guardian) add them to it — and when a guardian joins, both sides see a banner saying so.

No. Guardian mode is offered and encouraged, never required, and you can remove a guardian or change what they can do at any time. If your wali is not a relative — for example if you are a revert — you can invite an imam or a mentor instead.

You send an interest, with a short note if you like. The other person can accept, choose "Not for me", or ask their guardian to look first. If they accept, a chat opens and blurred photos unlock for both of you. If not, the interest quietly closes after 14 days — nobody is told "no".

On the free plan, 3 a day. Members who are not yet verified can also send 3 a day and do not appear in daily matches. Premium raises the limit (a fair-use cap stops spam). Women can always reply to an interest for free.

Each day the app suggests a short list of profiles chosen for both of you: you fit what they are looking for and they fit what you are looking for. Each one shows why it was suggested — for example "both from Sylhet division".

The free plan covers your profile, verification, search, daily matches and chat after you both accept. Premium and Family Plus add more; you can see the planned prices for each country. During the closed beta, Premium is free.

Never. Replying to an interest is always free for women, on every plan. This is enforced by our servers, not just a promise.

No. Beta Premium needs no card and does not turn into a paid plan unless you choose to subscribe. We will tell you before beta Premium ends.

A later, paid service: a vetted KobulKabin matchmaker who gets to know your family, verifies family references and arranges introductions, with fixed published fees and no side payments. It is not open yet — you can register your interest.

Do not send it — not by bank, bKash, Nagad, gift card or crypto — and report the profile from the app. KobulKabin and its matchmakers will never ask you for money in a chat. Read scams to know.

You have the right to say no. In the app, choose Report → Pressured into marriage: it goes in confidence to a trained member of our team and is never shown to your guardian or family. You can also contact confidential help in your country right now.

In the app or the web app, go to Settings → Account → Delete account. Your account and data are erased within 30 days. More detail is on the delete your account page.