The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Dhaka

The government has decided to include basic information in the passport in Arabic side by side with English for travelers to Libya and for Bangladeshi labourers who live in Libya.

Home Secretary M Abdul Karim yesterday told BSS that the government took the decision as per the Libyan government's demand for ensuring Bangladesh's labour market in Libya.

"A notification in this regard will be issued soon from the home ministry," he said.

He said English information would be translated into Arabic and included on any blank page of the passport which will be attested by high officials of the passport office.

On the other hand, the passports of the Bangladeshi labourers who are presently working in Libya would be attested by the concerned officer of Bangladesh high commission in Libya.

After the decision, it is expected that the complexity in manpower export to Libya will be solved to a great extent, he said.