Bangladesh change Passport for Israel

Bangladesh recently announced dropping of the words “except Israel” in the new passport which was hailed by Israel as a “lift of decades-old travel ban”.

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But, Dhaka was quick to clarify that the decision to remove those words does not amount to change in Bangladesh’s position towards Israel, as it still does not recognise Israel.

Bangladesh foreign ministry, however, clarified in a tweet that “irrespective of new e-passports, Bangladesh did not change position on Israel including travel ban.”

The Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina condemned the use of force by Israel in Palestine and described it as human rights violation.