The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

The government on Thursday said any Bangladeshi citizen has the right to get passport and SSC pass or any other educational qualification is not mandatory for this.

"Any Bangladeshi citizen of any age is eligible to get passport. Educational qualifications are not a prerequisite for getting passport," said a Home Ministry release following press report that none will get passport without minimum SSC pass.

The government advised all to ignore any such "confusing report".

It said the government has recently further eased the process of providing passport and any citizen can get passport from 15 regional passport offices. Besides, there is scope for getting passport from the offices of 17 Deputy Commissioners across the country.