The Bangladeshi passport ranks 100th out of 106 in the latest global passport rankings, according to the UK-based Henley & Partners.
As per the rankings released on Tuesday, Bangladeshis now hold the seventh weakest passport globally.
Earlier, the Bangladeshi travel document rankings were 97th in 2024 and 101st in 2023.
A Bangladeshi passport now allows visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 38 destinations, placing the country alongside North Korea in the ranking.
In South Asia, Pakistan, Nepal, and Afghanistan have been placed below Bangladesh.
The Maldives holds the highest position, ranking 56th with visa-free access to 94 destinations.
It is followed by India, which ranks 85th with access to 57 countries, Bhutan (92nd with 50 destinations), and Sri Lanka (98th with 41).
At the top of the global list, Singapore retains its lead, granting visa-free access to 193 destinations, followed by South Korea with 190.
Afghanistan remains the lowest-ranked passport at 106th, with visa-free access to only 24 destinations, while Syria (105th) and Iraq (104th) sit just above it.
For the first time in the 20-year history of the Henley Passport Index, the United States has dropped out of the world's top 10 powerful passports.
Once unrivalled at number 1 in 2014, the American passport has now slumped to 12th, tied with Malaysia, with visa-free access to only 180 of 227 destinations worldwide.
Similarly, the British passport has slipped to its lowest-ever position on the index, dropping from sixth to eighth.
The United Arab Emirates passport, which entered the top 10 list for the first time last year, rose one spot, moving to eighth with a visa-free score of 184.
The Chinese passport, which ranked 59th last time with 85 destinations accessible without a visa, dropped to 64th, with its visa-free score falling to 82.
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