This article, jointly written by Zulker Naeen and Md. Riaz Uddin Khan
In recent years, Bangladeshi citizens across all categories, including students, businessmen, and travellers, have experienced unprecedented difficulty in obtaining visas for short-term business and travel purposes. This transformation from relatively accessible visa regimes to highly restrictive processes arises from multiple interconnected factors.
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus recently stated that Bangladesh has become quite famous globally for the submission of fake documents, noting that the country continues to face the same complaints from receiving nations regardless of the destination. This reputation for fraudulent documentation has created a systemic credibility crisis that affects all Bangladeshi applicants, including those with entirely legitimate purposes.
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Originally published at Daily Times of Bangladesh on December 28, 2025.
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This opinion is based on ongoing research into digital and financial literacy among Bangladeshi migrant workers.
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