Dhaka: The Bangladesh Embassy in Washington, DC has launched a tracking system to enable applicants to know the status of their passport, visa, No Visa Required (NVR) seal, and dual nationality certificate.

This is being done as part of improving consular service coinciding with the celebration of the "Mujib Borsho", the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, said the Embassy on February 6.

The system was inaugurated by M Shahidul Islam, Bangladesh Ambassador to the USA. "We hope that the tracking system will reduce the anxiety of our consular service seekers," said the Ambassador.

The tracking system will allow applicants to know when their applications have been received by the embassy, and when they are dispatched. It will inform the applicants at all stages of processing their applications.

The system will also generate email messages keeping the applicant informed of the status of the service requested.