E-passport implementation to be completed by year-end: Home …
Jan 6, 2025 · Electronic passports (e-passports) will be fully implemented across Bangladesh by 31 December this year, replacing the existing Machine Readable Passports (MRPs), Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Mohammad Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said today.
Passport index 2025: Bangladesh in bottom 7 | The Daily Star
Jan 9, 2025 · Bangladesh has slipped three notches in the global passport ranking for 2025, now standing at 100th place, according to the latest index released by UK-based firm Henley & Partners yesterday.
Home Adviser: Electronic passports will be launched this year
Jan 6, 2025 · Home Adviser Lieutenant General (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has announced that the electronic passport (e-passport) system will be fully implemented by December 31, 2025. He shared this information with reporters after visiting the Agargaon Passport Office in Dhaka on Monday.
Bangladesh passport ranking | Passport Index 2024: Bangladesh …
Jan 10, 2024 · The 2024 edition of Henley Passport Index -- the most widely-accepted rating of global travel documents -- placed the Bangladeshi passport at 97th position, down one place from the last...
BD passport performs as 7th weakest for 2025
Jan 8, 2025 · Bangladeshi passport has been identified as the seventh weakest one for 2025, according to a latest global report. The South Asian nation shares 100th position with Libya and the Palestinian Territories, whose citizens can get visa-free access to 40 travel destinations across the world.
Bangladesh slips 3 notches in global passport ranking
Jan 8, 2025 · In 2025, Bangladesh has dropped three positions in the global passport ranking, standing at 100th place at present. Last year, Bangladesh ranked 97th. The following year, it shares the same position with Libya and Palestine. The …
E-passport design set for revamp - dhakatribune.com
Jan 19, 2025 · On January 22, 2020, Bangladesh became the 119th country in the world and the first in South Asia to introduce e-passports. The biggest advantage of e-passports is that they enable travelers to use e-gates for quick and hassle-free travel, eliminating the need to wait in long queues for visa checks at airports.
Expatriates who applied for passports abroad will start receiving …
Dec 11, 2024 · Expatriates who applied for passports will start receiving them from 15 December, Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul said today (11 December). All applicants will receive their machine-readable passports (MRP) within the next three to four weeks, said the adviser in a Facebook live.
E-passport project gets momentum - The Business Standard
Mar 14, 2021 · Bangladesh launched electronic passports or e-passports at the beginning of 2020 to complete the whole process of immigration formalities online as the first country in South Asia and 119th in the world.
E-passport to be launched this year: Home Adviser
Jan 6, 2025 · Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said that electronic passports (e-passports) will be fully launched by December 31 of this year. He disclosed the matter to reporters after visiting the Agargaon Passport Office in the capital on Monday (January 6) morning.