UNB: The Bangladesh Embassy in Lisbon, Portugal launched e-Passport facilities on Wednesday. Secretary of the Security Services Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs of Bangladesh, Md Abdullah Al Masud Chowdhury, and Chargé d’affaires of the Embassy of Bangladesh, Md Alamgeer Hossain, formally inaugurated the e-Passport facilities at the Chancery through a simple ceremony in the morning, said a press release issued yesterday.
Mohd Ahsan Kibria Siddiqui, director general of the Prime Minister’s Office; Abdullah Al Mamun, director of the Department of Immigration and Passports; technical officials of the Implementation of e-Passport and Automated Border Control Management Project, members of the Bangladeshi expat community in Portugal, officials of the embassy, and journalists also attended the ceremony.
Md Abdullah Al Masud Chowdhury, secretary of Security Services Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs, spoke as the chief guest at the auditorium of the Chancery. Members of the Bangladeshi expat community and officials of the Department of Immigration and Passports also spoke at the opening ceremony.