SANGSAD BHABAN:  All Machine Readable Passport (MRP) will gradually be turned into e-Passport within next five years, said Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan. 

He said this while responding to a starred question made by Begum Shamsun Nahar of Women seat-13 in the House on Monday (February 10).

MRP and e-Passport is internationally-recognized travel document. Bangladesh, a first country in the South Asia and 119th country in the world, have launched risk free safe e-Passport, he also said.

Three passport offices in the capital– divisional passport and visa office Dhaka, regional passport office Uttara and regional passport office, Jatrabari– have in advance launched the e-passport, Kamal told the parliament.

As part of launching the e-passport, he said, it will be launched gradually at all the divisional passport and visa offices and the regional passport offices within 18 months.

BDST: 2103 HRS, FEB 10, 2020

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