44 countries welcome Bangladeshis without visa

The Bangladeshi passport has seen a major improvement in rank as the year starts, moving up to the 82 position according to the Henley & Partners Passport Index. Last year, it ranked 100th.

According to latest Henley Passport Index, Bangladeshi travellers can travel to 44 countries with visa-free access.   

Travellers can have visa on arrival in 17 countries and get e-tourist visa for Sri Lanka.

However, Bangladesh is ahead of Afghanistan and Pakistan as the countries have 25 and 31 visa-free destinations respectively. 

According to the analysis data, it is seen that countries who hold the highest visa-free access have higher Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita.

For instance, Japan has visa-free access to 190 countries with $39,287 GDP per capita while Afghanistan has $521 GDP per capita.