Passport

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Thoughts

Bangladesh passport reform: A necessity for 21st Century

As Indonesia unveils a new passport design symbolising national pride and diplomatic growth, Bangladesh continues to fall behind in global mobility — raising urgent questions about government...

Six months ago, the Bangladesh government ditched the ‘except for Israel’ clause from its new e-passport. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Interim govt reinstates 'except Israel' on Bangladeshi passports

Representational image. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

No more police verification: How to get an e-passport thru required documents, fees, online application

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus gives his speech at the Deputy Commissioners' (DC) Conference at the Chief Adviser's Office (CAO) in Dhaka on Sunday, 16 February 2025. Photo: CA Press Wing
Bangladesh

Interim govt’s success or failure depends on maintaining law and order: Yunus

Photo: UNB
Foreign Policy

Saudi ambassador hopeful of resolving passport issues of 69,000 people

Office of the Anti-Corruption Commission. File Photo: TBS
Corruption

ACC sues ex-director of passport office Abdullah Al Mamun over amassing Tk2.8cr in illegal assets

Former BSEC Chairman Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Passports of ex-BSEC chairman Shibli Rubayat, 8 others cancelled

The chief adviser's press wing at a briefing at the Foreign Service Academy on 7 Jan. Photo: PID
Bangladesh

Hasina among 75 whose passports revoked over July killings

Home affairs adviser at a press briefing following a meeting with officials of the Department of Immigration and Passports (DIP) on 6 Jan. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

E-passport implementation to be completed by year-end: Home adviser

Sketch: TBS
Panorama

Do passports make us free?

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Asif Nazrul. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Bangladesh

Expatriates who applied for passports abroad will start receiving MRPs from 15 Dec: Asif Nazrul

Divisional Passport and Visa Office in Agargaon, Dhaka. Once bribery and the presence of middlemen were common scenarios at passport offices but things seem to have taken a turn for the better. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Panorama

No middlemen, no bribes: Have our passport offices turned over a new leaf?

Bangladesh Consulate in Hong Kong launches e-passport service for expatriates
Corporates

Bangladesh Consulate in Hong Kong launches e-passport service for expatriates