Bangladesh Visa Photo: 300 KB, JPEG — and the Photo Is Optional
Almost every visa portal on this site writes its photo rule in the imperative: "must", "required", "will be rejected". Bangladesh writes its only photo rule inside a list headed "What you need?", introduces it with "We also suggest that you have the following information on hand", and ends the line with "(Photo is optional)". The full text is four facts and a parenthesis: "45mm x 35mm Digital Photo in JPEG format; Maximum size is 300kb (Photo is optional)." That is the entire specification. No background colour, no pixel count, no glasses rule, no head-size ratio, no minimum file size — the words pixel, dpi, resolution, background and glasses appear zero times on the portal. So this page does something the others do not: it tells you where the 300 KB ceiling sits, and it tells you plainly that you may not need to hit it. If you are uploading a photo, 300 KB and JPEG are the two numbers that matter, and 300 KB is the third-tightest ceiling in this set after the US at 240 KB and Pakistan at 350 KB. If you have not started the form yet, read the optional note first — it changes what the rest of this page is for.
Bangladesh visa photo requirements (official)
| Maximum file size | 300 KB — printed as "Maximum size is 300kb". The third-tightest ceiling on this site, after the US at 240 KB and Pakistan at 350 KB |
|---|---|
| File format | JPEG, stated outright as "in JPEG format". One of the few portals here that names the format rather than staying silent |
| Printed size | 45mm x 35mm — given in that order with no "high" or "wide" attached to either number, so the orientation is a convention rather than a published fact |
| Photo status | Optional. The line ends "(Photo is optional)" — the only document rule on this site that does not treat the photo as mandatory |
| Where the rule sits | Inside the "What you need?" checklist, introduced by "We also suggest that you have the following information on hand" — advisory wording, not "must" |
| Pixel dimensions | Not specified. pixel, dpi and resolution appear zero times on the portal, so there is no floor and no ceiling |
| Minimum file size | None stated — no floor is given, so over-compressing is not a rule violation here |
| Background | Not specified at all. The word background does not appear — the only electronic visa page in this set with no background rule |
| Glasses | Not specified — the portal says nothing about glasses either way |
| Head size or face ratio | Not specified. No percentage, no millimetre measurement, no chin-to-forehead rule |
| Age of photo | Not specified — no freshness window is published |
| Rest of the flow | The form is filled in online, printed, and taken to the mission. The portal gives more text to printing than to the photo |
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How to use
- Decide whether you need the photo at all. "(Photo is optional)" is the portal's own wording, not a summary of it.
- If you are uploading one, keep it JPEG. Bangladesh names the format outright, which is rarer than it sounds.
- Compress to 300 KB — the ceiling the portal prints as "Maximum size is 300kb".
- Keep the 45mm x 35mm shape. The portal gives the pair in that order and never says which side is the height.
- Do not hunt for a pixel target. None is published, so there is nothing to hit and nothing to break.
- Print the completed application form afterwards. The portal spends far more text on printing than on the photograph.
Frequently asked questions
Is the photo really optional?
The portal says so in its own words — "(Photo is optional)", at the end of the photo line in the "What you need?" checklist. That is genuinely unusual: every other document rule on this site treats the photo as mandatory. What the portal does not explain is what happens if you skip it, and we are not going to invent that. Read "optional" as permission to submit without one, and "if you do upload one, here are the limits" as the operative rule. If your application is time-critical, uploading a compliant photo costs nothing and removes the question entirely.
Why is the rule phrased as a suggestion?
Because of where it sits. The list opens with "We also suggest that you have the following information on hand" — suggest, not require — and then names a passport, the photo line, an address in Bangladesh and an email address. This is the only page in the set where the numbers live in a "things to have ready" checklist instead of a requirements section. That does not make 300 KB wrong; it makes the whole line advisory in tone. The practical reading: 300 KB is what the form enforces if a photo is uploaded, and "optional" is what the portal says about whether to upload at all.
Must the file be JPEG?
Yes, if you upload one. "in JPEG format" is stated outright, which puts Bangladesh alongside the US visa rule (JPEG only) and Tanzania (JPG or JPEG only), and against Pakistan, which names no format at all. PNG and WebP are not mentioned anywhere, so do not convert to them to save bytes. Note that the portal writes "JPEG", not "JPG" — the same format, and every browser reads both extensions as JPEG, but if a form ever rejects ".jpeg", try ".jpg" before assuming the file itself is wrong.
Are there pixel dimensions?
None are published. pixel, dpi and resolution appear zero times on the portal — the same position as Pakistan and Tanzania, and the opposite of Ireland (715 × 951 minimum) and New Zealand (900–4500 px wide, 1200–6000 px high). The consequence is narrow but real: compressing to 300 KB cannot breach a pixel rule, because there is no pixel rule to breach. What it can do is leave a 45mm x 35mm print looking soft, and since the portal also expects you to print the application form, softness is worth avoiding even though no published rule forbids it.
What background colour does it want?
The portal does not say. The word background does not appear on it. That makes Bangladesh the only electronic visa page in this set with no background rule at all: Pakistan asks for white in one section and light-coloured in another, Singapore and India ask for white, Tanzania asks only for "plain". With nothing published, white is the safe default — it is what most of the portals in this set require, and a bare white wall is the easiest thing to stand in front of.
Which side is 45 mm — the height or the width?
The portal prints "45mm x 35mm" and stops. It does not attach "high" or "wide" to either number, unlike Pakistan, which writes "45 mm (Millimeter) high by 35mm wide" explicitly. The conventional reading is 45 mm tall by 35 mm wide: that is the portrait proportion used by most passports and visas, and it is the same pair Pakistan spells out. But be clear that you are applying a convention, not quoting the portal. If the application form shows a photo box, match the box instead of arguing about the order.
How old can the photo be?
Not stated. Pakistan caps freshness at six months and most portals in this set impose something similar, but Bangladesh publishes no age limit, so there is no number to quote here. Use a recent photo — there is no upside to an old one — and do not treat "six months" as a Bangladeshi rule. It is not on the portal.
Is my photo uploaded to a server?
No. The compression runs inside your browser and the file never leaves your device. For a passport-style photo that is the whole point, and you can verify it yourself in the network panel — the only requests are for the page itself.