BANGLADESH PASSPORT ORDER, 1973 (P.O. 9 OF 1973)

What is Passport

Possession of a passport does not necessarily imply that he is a citizen of that country but it may only mean that he is a national of that country. Under the Bangladesh Passport Order, 1973, passport is primarily a travel document of a citizen of Bangladesh and other persons for the purpose of departure from Bangladesh. In the Passport of Bangladesh, no where it is written as citizen of Bangladesh, but as national of Bangladesh.

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Nansen Passport

It means a stateless person holding a passport.

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