BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday applied for a Machine Readable Passport (MRP), surrendering her red passport to authorities.
“Madam surrendered her previous passport and completed the procedures for a new passport like an ordinary citizen,” said BNP Chairperson’s press secretary Maruf Kamal Khan to the Dhaka Tribune.
Khaleda Zia had been using the “red passport” faculties since 1991 after assuming office as prime minister.
Red passports are issued for the presidents, prime ministers, leaders of the opposition in parliament, speakers, deputy speakers and cabinet members.
As Khaleda no more holds the post of prime minister nor the leader of the opposition, she deposited her special passport and applied for MRP passport like any other ordinary citizen.