Bangladesh ready to accept its citizens living in India illegally, asks India for list

Guwahati: Foreign Minister to Bangladesh AK Abdul Momen in a recent statement said that the Government of Bangladesh is ready to allow Bangladeshi citizens living in India to return to Bangladesh.

Adding to that the Foreign Minister to Bangladesh also informed that he had asked the Indian Government to provide a list of Bangladeshi nationals residing in India illegally if any.

He, however, cleared that they would only accept Bangladeshi citizens to return. “Only Bangladeshi citizens have the right to come back,” he said adding, “if anybody other than our citizens enters Bangladesh, we will send them back.”

It has also come to light that Momen had cancelled his visit to India reportedly due to the passage of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill by the Indian parliament. However, he had cited his busy schedule as a reason to call off the tour.

Clearing his government’s stance on India’s NRC exercise, he said it would not affect Bangladesh as India had termed it as an internal matter.

He also tried to end the rumours on his cancelling India visit. He said his visit was going to coincide with the Martyred Intellectuals Day and Victory Day, and also the absence of the State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam and the ministry's secretary in the country made him defer his tour.

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