The Bangladeshi passport opens more doors than most travellers realise. Rules change, so always confirm with the embassy before booking, but as of writing these ten destinations offer visa-free or visa-on-arrival entry for tourism.
1. Maldives
Free visa on arrival for 30 days — white beaches a four-hour flight from Dhaka.
2. Nepal
Visa on arrival (free for the first visit each year) and the Himalayas at your doorstep.
3. Bhutan
Visa-free entry with a daily sustainable development fee — crisp air and cliff-side monasteries.
4. Sri Lanka
Straightforward electronic travel authorisation and beaches, tea country and ancient cities.
5. Indonesia (Bali)
Visa on arrival available — surf, temples and rice terraces on a budget.
6. Timor-Leste
Visa on arrival and some of the most untouched diving in Asia.
7. Bolivia
Visa on arrival for the adventurous — salt flats like nowhere else on earth.
8. Rwanda
Visa on arrival for all nationalities and famously clean, safe Kigali.
9. Vanuatu
Visa-free island hopping in the South Pacific for the truly far-flung.
10. Somalia (Somaliland)
Visa on arrival in Hargeisa for seasoned travellers seeking the unusual.
Fares from Dhaka to Kathmandu, Colombo and Malé are regularly the cheapest international tickets on the board — the passport is less of a barrier than the planning. Go.
