Passport offices in all districts: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said there will be passport offices in all the districts in addition to introducing 'electronic passports' to ensure better services for people.

"We've a plan to set up passport offices in all the districts...we've also worked out a plan to introduce electronic passports," she said.

Sheikh Hasina was addressing a function after inaugurating the newly-constructed buildings of divisional passport and visa office as well as nine regional passport offices along with the Passport Service Week 2016 at the Department of Immigration and Passports at Agargaon in the capital.

Amid the constant change in technology and its use, Biman Bangladesh Airlines has been asked to introduce e-ticketing since the Machine Readable Passports (MRPs) and Machine Readable Visas (MRVs) are already in use. "The e-ticketing is aimed at reducing harassment of passengers and corruption to a large extent."

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, Jahangir Kabir Nanak, MP, Senior Secretary of the Home Ministry Dr Mozammel Haque Khan spoke on the occasion while Director General of the Department of Immigration and Passports Brigadier General Md Masud Rezwan delivered the welcome address.

The Prime Minister also inspected the MRP and MRV operations there.