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No information on whether Sheikh Hasina has been granted Indian citizenship: Bangladesh MoFA

No information on whether Sheikh Hasina has been granted Indian citizenship: Bangladesh MoFA

Dhaka, Jan 16 (UNI) Bangladesh has no information on whether former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been granted Indian citizenship, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said today.
Addressing a weekly press briefing Foreign Affairs spokesperson Mohammad Rafiqul Alam said that Hasina's status of stay New Delhi is an issue to be considered by the Indian government.
He also said that currently Dhaka is awaiting India's reply regarding its new High Commissioner to India as Bangladesh has sought recognition.

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