Bangladesh Passport Photo — Do You Even Need One?
If you're applying for a Bangladesh e-passport as an adult, here's the fact almost every other website gets wrong: you probably do NOT need to submit a photo at all. Official Bangladesh mission guidance (mofa.gov.bd — including the Chennai, Wellington, Canberra, Florida, and Ottawa missions) states plainly that for e-passport applications no photograph needs to be attached or authenticated, and that for applicants above six years no separate photo is required. Your biometric photo is captured in person at the DIP office or Bangladesh mission during enrolment.
Most adults do not need to submit a photo for a Bangladesh e-passport. Official Bangladesh mission guidance (mofa.gov.bd) states the biometric photo is captured in person during enrolment — no photo is attached to the adult e-passport form. Use the presets below only for a related case (a child under 6, an NID/exam form, or visa/mission paperwork), and confirm with your specific mission.
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Bangladesh Passport Photo — Do You Even Need One?
If you're applying for a Bangladesh e-passport as an adult, here's the fact almost every other website gets wrong: you probably do NOT need to submit a photo at all. Official Bangladesh mission guidance (mofa.gov.bd — including the Chennai, Wellington, Canberra, Florida, and Ottawa missions) states plainly that for e-passport applications no photograph needs to be attached or authenticated, and that for applicants above six years no separate photo is required. Your biometric photo is captured in person at the DIP office or Bangladesh mission during enrolment.
That is why you'll see wildly different 'Bangladesh passport photo size' numbers online — 35 x 45mm, 45 x 55mm, 25 x 30mm, 300 x 300px — all confidently stated. They are guessing at a spec that doesn't exist for the adult e-passport form; those numbers actually come from other Bangladeshi documents. We would rather tell you the truth than invent a size.
You may still need a photo for a related case, so this tool offers the sizes that genuinely apply: a child-under-6 print (3R or 4R, gray background), a 300 x 300px square for NID / exam / voter-ID forms, and a 35 x 45mm white photo for Bangladesh visa or mission paperwork. Pick the one you need above. Requirements vary by mission, so always confirm with your specific Bangladesh mission before relying on any of these.
Common questions
Usually not. For adult e-passport applications, official Bangladesh mission guidance says no photograph needs to be attached — your biometric photo is taken in person during enrolment at the DIP office or your Bangladesh mission. Most adults don't need to prepare a photo at all; this page exists mainly to say that clearly and to help with the related cases where a photo IS needed.
Because there isn't an official photo-to-submit size for the adult e-passport form, sites fill the gap with numbers borrowed from other Bangladeshi documents — you'll see 35 x 45mm, 45 x 55mm, 25 x 30mm, and 300 x 300px all stated as fact. They are guessing. The accurate answer is that the e-passport photo is captured on-site, not uploaded.
Some missions do require a printed photo for children under six, typically on a gray background — the Florida and Wellington missions cite a 3R print, while Ottawa cites 4R (4 x 6 inch). This tool offers both 3R and 4R gray-background options; check which your specific mission wants before printing.
Those general Bangladeshi government forms commonly use a 300 x 300px square JPEG, around 20–100KB. This tool's 'NID / exam' preset produces exactly that. It is not the e-passport photo — it's for those separate forms.
Sometimes — mission paperwork varies. Where a photo is asked for, it's usually 35 x 45mm on a white background as a JPEG. Use the 'visa / mission paperwork' preset, but confirm the exact requirement with your specific Bangladesh mission, since these vary.