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Red vs green passports: The privilege and the discrimination

The interim government of Bangladesh led by Dr Yunus declared the red passports held by the former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, as well as former MPs, null and void.

Readers' POV / Why are our passport services so insufferable?

It’s mind-boggling to think that an office is probably contributing towards making its service worse!

Over 5 crore Bangladeshi citizens' data 'remains exposed' online

The leaked data includes names, birth dates, and National Identification (NID) numbers of over 50 million users which is alledgedly easily accessible through a simple Google search

Bangladesh mission in Malaysia takes special initiative to issue passports

Bangladesh High Commission in Malaysia has taken an initiative to issue passports to Bangladeshi expatriates in Penang and Johor Bahru in the country under special arrangements.

Smartphone apps that will help you during Hajj

From simply getting correct directions to helpful pointers for performing Hajj, there are many smartphone apps available just with that aim.

What You Must Do Before Going to Hajj

Hajj is one of the main rituals of Islam, and it takes tremendous physical and mental effort, as well as spiritual dedication. Because of the nature of it, like all types of pilgrimage, it can be quite challenging and requires certain preparations too. It's not a matter that can be taken lightly or suddenly decided upon. Hajj demands thorough and meticulous preparation that takes time.

3 frauds held with fake passports, visas in Dhaka

Rapid Action Battalion claims to have arrested three members of a fraud gang involved in making fake passports, visas and air tickets from Dhaka’s Sayedabad area.

Two passports, one number

Only the photo belongs to her. All other information that the passport carries is someone else's. And with this passport she flew to Qatar three years ago without any trouble.

Govt to curb issuing official passports

The government decides to curb the issuance of official passports for its employees across the country in view of allegations of human trafficking in disguise of government officials.

January 7, 2016
January 7, 2016

‘Bangladeshi’ held with fake passport in West Bengal

An alleged Bangladeshi national is among three persons arrested from Bidhannagar area of West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district adjacent to Kolkata and seized seven fake Indian passports from them.

October 15, 2015
October 15, 2015

Passport scam

An internal probe by the Department of Immigration and Passport (DIP) has detected that at least 170 official passports have been issued without following any of the numerous set procedures.

March 30, 2015
March 30, 2015

G20 world leaders' data emailed to football organisers

The passport numbers and Visa details of 31 world leaders accidentally email to the organisers of the Asian Cup in Australia before the G20 summit in Brisbane in November 2014

March 24, 2015
March 24, 2015

19 passport brokers jailed

A mobile court today detains 20 illegal passport brokers near the Immigration and Passport office at Agargaon in Dhaka and sentences 19 of them to three-month imprisonment each

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