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.
Since the South Asian Muslim-majority country came into being in 1971, it has openly affirmed its position in favour of Palestine and against the Israeli oppression in the occupied Palestinian territories.—Anadolu Agency
