The Dhaka Times Desk Bangladesh has fallen one step further in the index of the world's strongest passports in 2024 by the UK-based consulting firm 'Hanley and Partners'.
On February 20, the British consulting company published the passport index of 199 countries of the world. In the latest index, North Korea is at the 102nd position jointly with Bangladesh in the list of strongest passports. Although earlier, Bangladesh was only one step higher in the passport index of Hanley & Partners at 101st place.
And last year Bangladeshi passport was at the 96th place in this list. Previously, Bangladesh was ranked 101 in the index published on January 10 of the same year. Compared to the last edition of last year, the position of Bangladeshi passport has deteriorated one more step this year.
How many countries can be entered with a passport of a country without a visa or on arrival visa, based on the information of the International Air Transport Authority (IATA), The Hanley and Partners created a strong passport index. The Hanley & Partners has determined a total of 109 positions this year as some countries have joint positions in the index of 199 countries of the world.
For the past 19 years, the organization has been publishing rankings every year on how strong the passport of any country in the world is. And this index is published every 3 months.
In the index published in February this year, the passport of Bangladesh is in the 102nd position jointly with North Korea, which is almost isolated from the rest of the world. According to this year's edition, a Bangladeshi passport can currently travel to 42 out of 227 destinations in the world visa-free or on-arrival visa.
It is not possible to travel to any European country using a Bangladeshi passport without an advance visa. Among South Asian countries, the passport of a small country, Maldives, has the strongest position (58th). Maldivian passport holders can travel to 96 countries without a visa. It is followed by India (85th), Bhutan (92nd) and Myanmar (97th). Among the South Asian countries, Sri Lanka is one step above Bangladesh (101st). Also, passports from Nepal (103rd), Pakistan (106th) and Afghanistan are at the bottom (109th).
The Hanley & Partners index has an unprecedented position this year. This year, a total of 6 countries in the world jointly occupy the top position in the index of the most powerful passports. These 6 countries are France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore and Spain. Citizens of these countries can travel to 194 countries of the world without a visa or on arrival visa.
Afghanistan is at the bottom (109th) of The Hanley & Partners' passport index. Passport holders of this country can enter only 28 countries without a visa.
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How to prevent dengue
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral fever. This fever is different from other viral or bacterial fevers. However, this fever is not contagious in any way. This viral fever can occur alone or in combination with other viruses (chikungunya, yellow fever, Burma forest, flu, respiratory syncytial) and bacteria (pneumococcus).
Dengue fever is divided into two categories depending on the severity of symptoms and fever.
1. Common dengue fever
2. Dengue fever with bleeding.
In the case of common dengue fever, the following symptoms are mainly seen-
1. Sudden high fever lasting 2 to 7 days.
2. Severe headache.
3. Pain behind the eyes.
4. Along with the fever, red rash appears all over the body.
5. Severe pain in whole body as well as back pain.
6. Nausea or vomiting.
7. A rash or red bumps on the skin.
In case of dengue fever with bleeding:
1. Bleeding from nose, mouth or vomiting with high fever within 2 to 48 hours.
2. Fluid accumulation in chest or abdomen along with fever.
If any of these symptoms appear, seek medical attention immediately.
On the other hand
Wait at home for the first 3 days of fever. On the other hand, sponge the whole body with water every now and then. This will reduce the level of fever. Drink enough water and rest. After that, if the fever does not decrease or if it continues to increase after some time, consult a doctor immediately.
Things to do to prevent Dengue:
1. Try to keep the surroundings of the house as clean as possible.
2. If there are flower tubs or broken plastic bottles, can shells, tires or polythene inside the house, clean them quickly and drain the accumulated water from the flower tubs.
3. Spray or fog at least 3 times a week to kill mosquitoes.
4. You can keep mosquito repellent cream with you while going out.
5. After evening, younger and older members of the household should use mosquito nets.
6. Clean up any accumulated rain water, as this is the time when Aedes mosquitoes lay their eggs.
7. On the other hand, you can use mats along with mosquito nets to avoid mosquito infestation.
8. Since Aedes mosquitoes bite during the day, it is important to avoid sleeping with mosquito nets while sleeping during the day. Source: https://dmpnews.org
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