E-passport has been launched at Bangladesh High Commission in Australia’s capital Canberra. Bangladesh High Commissioner to Australia M Allama Siddiqui inaugurated the e-passport launching program on Saturday morning. Director General of Bangladesh Immigration and Passport Directorate Major General Md. Nurul Anwar was present as a special guest in the ceremony.
In the event, Bangladesh High Commissioner M Allama Siddiqui said that Bangabandhu’s handprint is in all the development and good works of Bangladesh and the development program of Bangladesh is progressing under the efficient leadership of Bangabandhu’s daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He said, as the latest technology is used in the e-passport, its credibility and acceptance will increase as well as the quality and status of the Bangladeshi passport in the outside world. M Allama Siddiqui expressed gratitude to the Prime Minister for elevating the passport of Bangladesh to the first rank of passport in the world.
Director General of Immigration and Passport Directorate Major General Md. Nurul Anwar remembered the father of the nation Bangabandhu and the family members who were brutally killed. He said, through this initiative, immigration and passport related processes have been made easier and safer for expatriate Bangladeshis. He mentioned that e-passport has been launched in 23 other missions and the activities of 23 missions are under process.
On behalf of expatriate Bangladeshis, Associate Professor of Canberra University in Australia Abu Taher Mallik said, “We are excited about the development of Bangladesh.” E-Passport is the reflection of theDevelopment Bangladesh. He wished the development of Bangladesh spread all the fields of Bangladesh.
Expatriate Bangladeshis, officials of various ministries and organizations of the launch of e-passport and officials and employees of the High Commission were present on the occasion. Earlier, Machine Readable Passport (MRP) was in use in this High Commission. All information related to e-passport application will be available soon on Bangladesh High Commission website.
