The Bangladeshi passport earlier had a note written on it that said it was acceptable for travel to all countries of the world except Israel. AFP/File
Bangladeshi passports will no longer bear the text “valid for all countries of the world except Israel,” officials confirmed on Sunday.
The Bangladeshi passport earlier had a note written on it that said it was acceptable for travel to all countries of the world except Israel. A number of countries, including Pakistan, have a similar restriction for travel to Israel in their passports.
But a few months ago, Bangladesh dropped the words except Israel from the new electronic passports.
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Bangladeshi passports will no longer bear the text “valid for all countries of the world except Israel,” officials confirmed on Sunday.
The Bangladeshi passports earlier had a note written on them that said: “This passport is valid for all countries of the world except Israel”.
But, just a few months ago, Bangladesh dropped two words, except Israel , from the new electronic passports.
Since the South Asian Muslim majority country came into being in 1971, it has openly affirmed its position in favor of Palestine and against the Israeli oppression in the occupied Palestinian territories.