

Bangladesh will miss the April 1 deadline set by International Civil Aviation Organisation for introducing machine-readable passport (MRP) as it will take about two months to set up offices with required equipment for the purpose, officials concerned said. No handwritten passport will be issued from April 1 since all 187 ICAO members agreed to use [...]

Source:
Bangladesh News
http://www.bangla.com.au/site/retro/articles_4455_MRP-to-delay-by-at-least-2-months.html