Bangladeshi Immigration
India seeks Dhaka help in repatriating illegal Bangladeshis: MEA
New Delhi: The Indian government on Thursday sought Dhaka’s cooperation on the “core issue” of repatriation of illegal Bangladeshis from India. After the announcement of the Bangladesh poll results, the MEA spoke on this issue for the first time, calling on Bangladesh to speed up the nationality verification of nearly 3,000 people to smoothly repatriate … Read more
Sunali fights ‘Bangladeshi’ label, but parents are on electoral list
KOLKATA: Sunali Khatun, a 26-year-old Bengali woman who entered Bangladesh as an “illegal immigrant” last year, has had her parents’ names appear on the electoral list, strengthening her claim to citizenship even as a legal battle continues over her husband and other relatives who were sent to the neighboring country.Sunali’s mother, Jyotsna Bibi, was one … Read more