Poor quality papers in MRPs!

After much controversy for over a decade, the Department of Passports and Immigration finally started issuance of Machine Readable Passport (MRP) since last year.
What surprised me most is the quality of these MRPs. The pages of these passports are so thin that it is in no way of international standard, particularly the page containing the holder's photo and personal details. It is very obvious that the company that has got the contract to supply the security papers for the passport pages is either making good profit or recovering the loss that it may have incurred as the lowest bidder of the project. I am sure that the officials at the passport office are aware of the quality of international passports of other countries since they also handle these for issuing visas and extensions to foreigners living in or visiting Bangladesh. The authorities concerned should look into the matter as to why such thin papers have been provided in passports.
By the way, was it necessary to print our national anthem in MRP passports?