MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

(Immigration and Passport Branch)

Dhaka, the 20
th
August 1974

No. S.R.O. 43-L/74/1749-Imm-1, - In exercise of the power conferred by Article 17 of the
Bangladesh Passport Order, 1973 (P.O.No 9 of 1973) the Government is pleased to make the
following rules, namely;-
1) Short title These rules may be called the Bangladesh Passport Rules, 1974.
2) Classes of passports,- There shall be the following classes of passports namely:-
a) international passport for travel to any foreign country;
b) special passport for travel to India only, and
c) Diplomatic passport.
3) Passport authorities, - 1) The Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs and the Director
General, Immigration and Passports, may issue any class of passport and travel document,
2) The Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs or an officer authorized by him may issue
diplomatic passports.
3) The officers specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 to these rules may issue the passports
and travel document specified in column 2 thereof to any citizen of Bangladesh residing
for the time being within the jurisdiction specified in column 3 of that Schedule.

4. Forms of application (1) An application for the issue of a passport or travel document or
for the renewal thereof or for an endorsement thereon shall be made in the appropriate
form set out in Schedule II to these rules.
2) An application for the issue of a passport or travel document shall be required to be
attested by a Member of Parliament or a gazetted officer of the Government.
3) A passport authority may return an application, stating the reasons therefore, if he
finds that it is not in order or is not accompanied by requisite documents or is not
otherwise complete in all respects.

5. Duration of passport:- (1) A passport shall initially be valid for such period not exceeding
five years as may be specified therein.
(2) A passport may be renewed for further period or periods not exceeding a period of five
years at a time, but in no case the validity of the passport shall extend beyond a period of ten
years from the date of its issue.
3) A travel document shall be valid for such period not exceeding one year as may be
specified therein

6. Financial Guarantee: - (1) Except in the cases mentioned in sub-rule (3) an application for
the issue of a passport, other than a diplomatic passport shall be accompanied by a surety
bond or a bank guarantee executed in the appropriate from set out in Schedule III to these
rules.
(2) In the case of a surety bond, the guarantor must be a citizen of Bangladesh whose
monthly income is not less than Taka six hundred, the bond shall be executed on a non-
judicial stamp paper of the value of Taka two. Unless the guarantor is a Member of
Parliament or a Class I Government officer, the bond shall be executed before a
Magistrate of the first class.
(3) No surety bond or bank guarantee shall be necessary where the applicant is -
a) a Member of Parliament
b) a Class I officer of the Government or the wife or child of such officer.
c) a person settled abroad, his wife and children;
d) an officer or employee of the Government or of a statutory corporation or local
authority going aboard on official duty;
e) a recipient of an employment voucher form the United kingdom or a work permit from
any other country;
f) a recipient of scholarship or fellowship;
g) a member of any delegation sponsored or approved be the Government;
h) a child accompanying its parent who is not required to furnish any surety bond or bank
guarantee ; and
i) a wife accompanying her husband who is not required to furnish any surety bond or
bank guarantee.

7. Fees An application for the issue of a passport or travel document, or for the duplicate
or renewal thereof or for an endorsement thereon shall be accompanied by the fee
specified in Schedule IV to these rules;
Provided that no such fee shall be payable where such passport, document, duplicate or
renewal is necessary for a journey required by Government

8. Forms of passport and travel document, - A passport or travel document shall be issued in
such form as the Government may direct;
9. Issue of additional passport or travel document (1) Subject to sub rule (2), a person
holding a passport or travel document shall not be entitled to another passport or travel
document unless he surrenders the passport or travel document held by him.
(2) Separate passports or travel documents may be issued to a person if it is necessary to
do so for facilitating his visits to different countries.
10. Functions of the Director of immigration and Passport The Director General of
immigration and Passports shall supervise and control the work of all passport authorities
specified in Schedule I to these rules.
11. Appellate Authority (1) A person aggrieved by an order of a passport authority may, within
a period of two months from the date of the order, prefer an appeal
a) where the order is that of any authority other than the Secretary, Home Affairs, to the
Secretary, Home Affairs; and

b) where the order is that of the Secretary, Home Affairs, to the Minister for Home Affairs.
(2) Before making an order on an appeal under sub-rule (1), the appellant shall be given an
opportunity of being heard.
12. Repeal The Bangladesh Passport rules, 1973, are hereby repealed.







SCHEDULE 1
(See rule 3(3))

PASSPORT AUTHORITIES AND THEIR JURISDICTION
Passport authorities Passports and travel
documents
Jurisdiction
1 2 3
Director of Immigration and Passports International Passports,
Special Passports and
Travel documents
Whole of Bangladesh
Deputy Director of Immigration and
Passports other than in Regional
Passport Office, Dhaka, Chittagong and
Jessore.
Ditto
Ditto
Deputy Director/Assistant
Director/Deputy Assistant Director of
Regional Passport Office, Dhaka.
Ditto Motijheel, Paltan, Khilgaon, Sabujbagh,
Mirpur, Shahali, Pallabi, Kafrul,
Tejgaon, Mohammadpur, Adabar,
Uttara, Dakkhinkhan, Uttarkhan, Torag,
Zia International Biman Bandar,
Gulshan, Badda, Cantonment, Khilkhet,
Ramna, Shahabagh, New market,
Dhanmondi, Hazaribagh, Dhamrai,
Savar and Ashulia thana under Dhaka
District.
Deputy Director/Assistant
Director/Deputy Assistant Director of
Regional Passport Office, Chittagong.
Ditto Kotwali, Pahartali, Chandgaon,
Panchlaish, Bandar, Double Mooring,
Karnaphuli, Khulshi, Halishar, Bayjid
Bostami, Bakalia, Patenga, Mirsharai,
Hathazari, Sitakunda and Raozan thana
under Chittagong District.
Assistant Director/Deputy Assistant
Director of Regional Passport Office,
Comilla.
Ditto Comilla Sadar(Kotwali), Chandina,
Burichong, Debidwar, Daudkandi,
Homna, Brammanpara, Moradnagar,
Meghna, Monohorganj and Titash thana
under Comilla District.
Assistant Director/Deputy Assistant
Director of Regional Passport Office,
Mymensingh.
Ditto
Mymensingh. District
Assistant Director/Deputy Assistant
Director of Regional Passport Office,
Gopalgonj
Ditto
Gopalgonj District
Assistant Director/Deputy Assistant
Director of Regional Passport Office,
Noakhali
Ditto
Noakhali District
Assistant Director/Deputy Assistant
Director of Regional Passport Office,
Rajshahi
Ditto
Rajshahi District
Assistant Director/Deputy Assistant
Director of Regional Passport Office,
Ditto
Rangpur District
Rangpur
Assistant Director/Deputy Assistant
Director of Regional Passport Office,
Sirajgonj
Ditto Sirajgonj District
Assistant Director/Deputy Assistant
Director of Regional Passport Office,
Khulna
Ditto Khulna District
Deputy DirectorAssistant
Director/Deputy Assistant Director of
Regional Passport Office, Jessore
Ditto Jessore District
Assistant Director/Deputy Assistant
Director of Regional Passport Office,
Barisal
Ditto Barisal Distrct
Assistant Director/Deputy Assistant
Director of Regional Passport Office,
Sylhet
Ditto Sylhet District
Assistant Director/Deputy Assistant
Director of Regional Passport Office,
Hobigonj
Ditto Hobigonj District
Assistant Director/Deputy Assistant
Director of Regional Passport Office,
Faridpur
Ditto Faridpur District
Deputy Commissioner, Narayanganj Ditto Narayanganj District
Deputy Commissioner, Jamalpur Ditto Jamalpur District
Deputy Commissioner, Sherpur Ditto Sherpur District
Deputy Commissioner, Netrokona Ditto Netrokona District
Deputy Commissioner, Kishoregonj Ditto Kishoregonj District
Deputy Commissioner, Shariatpur Ditto Shariatpur District
Deputy Commissioner, Madaripur Ditto Madaripur District
Deputy Commissioner, Rajbari. Ditto Rajbari District
Deputy Commissioner, Narsingdi Ditto Narsingdi District
Deputy Commissioner, Gazipur Ditto Gazipur District
Deputy Commissioner, Munshigonj Ditto Munshigonj District
Deputy Commissioner, Manikgonj Ditto Manikgonj District
Deputy Commissioner, Tangail Ditto Tangail District
Deputy Commissioner, Lakshmipur Ditto Lakshmipur District
Deputy Commissioner, Feni Ditto Feni District
Deputy Commissioner, Brahmanbaria Ditto Brahmanbaria District
Deputy Commissioner, Coxs Bazar Ditto Coxs Bazar District
Deputy Commissioner, Rangamati Ditto Rangamati District
Deputy Commissioner, Bandarban Ditto Bandarban District
Deputy Commissioner, Khagrachhari Ditto Khagrachhari District
Deputy Commissioner Chandpur Ditto Chandpur District
Deputy Commissioner, Bogra Ditto Bogra District
Deputy Commissioner, Dinajpur Ditto Dinajpur District
Deputy Commissioner, Pabna Ditto Pabna District
Deputy Commissioner, Panchgarh Ditto Panchgarh District
Deputy Commissioner, Thakurgaon Ditto Thakurgaon District
Deputy Commissioner, Joypurhat Ditto Joypurhat District
Deputy Commissioner, Naogaon Ditto Naogaon District
Deputy Commissioner, Natore Ditto Natore District
Deputy Commissioner, Nawabganj Ditto Nawabganj District
Deputy Commissioner, Kurigram Ditto Kurigram District
Deputy Commissioner, Lalmonirhat Ditto Lalmonirhat District
Deputy Commissioner, Gaibandha Ditto Gaibandha District
Deputy Commissioner, Nilphamari Ditto Nilphamari District
Deputy Commissioner, Kushtia Ditto Kushtia District
Deputy Commissioner, Satkhira Ditto Satkhira District
Deputy Commissioner, Bagerhat Ditto Bagerhat District
Deputy Commissioner, Magura Ditto Magura District
Deputy Commissioner, Narail Ditto Narail District
Deputy Commissioner, Jhenaidah Ditto Jhenaidah District
Deputy Commissioner, Meherpur Ditto Meherpur District
Deputy Commissioner, Chuadanga Ditto Chuadanga District
Deputy Commissioner, Pirojpur Ditto Pirojpur District
Deputy Commissioner, Jhalokati Ditto Jhalokati District
Deputy Commissioner, Barguna Ditto Barguna District
Deputy Commissioner, Bhola Ditto Bhola District
Deputy Commissioner, Patuakhali Ditto Patuakhali District
Deputy Commissioner, Moulavibazar Ditto Moulavibazar District
Deputy Commissioner, Sunamganj Ditto Sunamganj District
Deputy Commissioner, Dhaka Ditto Demra, Shyampur, Sutrapur, Kotwali,
Jatrabari, kamrangirchar and Lalbagh than
under Dhaka Metropoliton area and
Keraniganj, Dohar, Nawabganj thana
under Dhaka District.
Deputy Commissioner, Chittagong Ditto Fatikchhari, Patia, Rangunia, Anwara,
Boalkhali, Satkania, Banshkhali,
Chandanaish, Lohagara, Sandwip and
Bhujpur thana under Chittagong District.
Deputy Commissioner, Comilla
Ditto
Comilla Sadar Dakkhin, Nangolkot,
Laksam, Chauddagram and Barura
thana under Comilla District.
Ambassador International Passports
and Travel documents.
Within the territories of the country in
which they represent Bangladesh
High Commissioner Ditto Ditto
Deputy High Commissioner Ditto Ditto
Consuls of the Government Ditto Ditto
Any officer authorized by an
Ambassador, High commissioner,
Deputy High Commissioner or Consul
of the Government
Ditto Ditto
High commissioner in India International Passports,
Special Passports and
Travel documents
Ditto
Deputy High commissioner in India Ditto Ditto








Schedule II

Bangladesh Passport Order 1973 P.O.9 of 1973 Article
17 Bangladesh Passport Rules 1974
Rules
Rule-IV
Sub rule(1A)
Sub rule(2) clause (k) clause (k), (l) (m)

(k) a Commissioner of a Pourashava;
(l) a teacher of a private college;
(m) an officer of a nationalised bank or autonomous body or corporation, drawing
pay in grade VII or above in the New National Pay Scale;
Rule-6
Rule-4 sub-rule(1) Schedule II

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X
X
X
X

Schedule III (Waived)

Schedule-IV
(See rule-7)
SL
No
Application For Fees Payable For Fees Payable for
Renewal(for one year or a
part thereof)
Very Urgent Urgent Ordinary Urgent Ordinary
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
A. When the application is made to a Passport Authority within Bangladesh :
1
International
Passport (48 pages)
TK.
5000
TK.
3000
TK.
2000
TK.
500
TK.
300
2
International
Passport (64 pages)
TK.
6000
TK.
3500
TK.
2500
TK.
750
TK.
400
3 Special Passport
TK.
2500
TK.
2000
TK.
1000
TK.
300
TK.
200
4
Endorsement on
International Passport
-
TK.
500
TK.
300
- -
5
Endorsement on
Special Passport
-
TK.
300
TK.
200
- -
6 Certificate of
Identify
- -
TK.
200
- -
7 Duplicate Passport: Same fee as is chargeable for the original.
B. When the application is made to a Passport Authority outside Bangladesh :
8
International
Passport (48 pages)
-
US Dollar
150
US Dollar
100
US
Dollar
30
US Dollar 20
9
International
Passport (64 pages)
-
US Dollar
200
US Dollar
125
US
Dollar
40
US Dollar 25
10
Endorsement on
International
Passport
-
US Dollar
75
US Dollar
40
- -
11 Special Passport -
Indian
Rupees.
2000
Indian
Rupees.
1200
Indian
Rupees
.
350
Indian Rupees.
200
12
Endorsement on
Special Passport
-
Indian
Rupees.400
Indian
Rupees.300
- -
13 Travel document - TK.2000 or TK.1000 or - -
its
equivalent in
US Dollar
its
equivalent in
US Dollar
14 Duplicate Passport: Same fee as is chargeable for the original.
C. When the application is made to a Passport Authority by students studying in any of the
countries which was a part of the former Soviet Union and by ordinary workers working in any
of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) countries including Jordan :
15
International
Passport (48 pages)
- US Dollar 60 US Dollar 30
US Dollar
12
US
Dollar
06
10
Endorsement on
International
Passport
- US Dollar 20 US Dollar 10 - -
13 Travel document
-
TK.2000 or its
equivalent in US
Dollar
TK.1000 or its
equivalent in
US Dollar
- -
14 Duplicate Passport: Same fee as is chargeable for the original.

Explanation: In this schedule, Ordinary Worker mean a worker who is not a physician, medical
practitioner, engineer, legal practitioner, teacher, architect, member of managerial or accounts staff in any
public or private office or organization or an employee of any embassy or diplomatic mission.




7. Fees.-(1) An application for the issue of a passport or travel document or for the duplicate or
renewal thereof or for an endorsement thereon shall be accompanied by the fee specified in
schedule IV to this Rules :
Provided that, no such fee shall be payable where such passport, document, duplicate or
renewal is necessary for a journey required by Government.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Rules, fee for the issuance of Travel
Document to the Bangladesh nationals for travelling back to Bangladesh from United Arab
Emirates (UAE) under the General Amnesty declared by the UAE Government shall be 20
Dirham (both Urgent and Ordinary) for the period of only from 03, January, 2003 to 03, April,
2003.


No. SRO 107-2/82-In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 17 of the Bangladesh Passport
Order 1973(P.O. No 9 of 1973) the Government is pleased to make the following further
amendments with Bangladesh Passport Rules 1974 namely:-
1. In rule 3 in sub-rules (1) of the words and comma Director, Immigration & Passports
shall be sub titled as Director General.
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