Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina Launches E-passport Facility
- Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina launched the e-passport facility for its citizens on 22 January 2020, terming it as a gift to the nation in the Mujib centenary year.
- With this, Bangladesh becomes the first country in South Asia and 119th country in the wold to provide e-passport facility.
- The e-passports will have an embedded chip in them. The chip will contain the bio-metric data of the passport holder, photograph and other information. It will also include digital security features in it.