“Bangladesh has made significant progress in passport strength, securing the 97th position globally, according to a recent report by London-based Henley & Partners. The report, published on Henley & Partners’ website, indicates that Bangladeshi passport holders can now travel to 42 countries without a visa.
In the latest ranking, the six most powerful passports are held by France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and Spain. Passport holders of these countries enjoy visa-free travel to 194 destinations worldwide. This marks an improvement for Bangladeshi passport holders, who can now travel to 42 countries without a visa, up from 40 countries last year.
The list of countries accessible without a visa for Bangladeshis includes six in Asia, as well as one in South America, 16 in Africa, 11 in the Caribbean, and eight in Oceania. Some of these countries grant visa-on-arrival or visa-free entry at airports or seaports for Bangladeshi travelers. Notably, Sri Lanka and Kenya require e-visas.
The countries Bangladeshi passport holders can visit without a visa include Bhutan, Cambodia, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Timor-Leste, along with others such as Bolivia, Cape Verde, Comoros, Djibouti, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mozambique, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Gambia, Togo, and Kenya, among others.”