The Q3 edition of the Henley Passport Index 2023 – the most widely-accepted rating of global travel documents – places Bangladesh’s passport at 96th position, up five places from the first quarter of 2023. The latest edition of the Passport Index — published on Tuesday — features a total of 103 spots with some countries’ passports sharing the same ranking. According to the Q3 edition of 2023 Henley Passport Index, a Bangladeshi passport entitles visa-free travel to 40 destinations. Countries sharing the bottom 5 rankings as per the passport index are: Somalia and Yemen (99), Pakistan (100), Syria (101), Iraq (102) and Afghanistan (103). The Henley Passport Index, the only one of its kind based on unique data from the International Air Transport Authority (IATA), has historical data going back 18 years.

Source: bd News24 July 20, 2023 09:50 UTC