Illegal foreign nationals won't be allowed to stay in Bangladesh: Jahangir
The home adviser said Bangladesh would not tolerate any illegal entry into Bangladesh territory
No foreigners will be allowed to stay in Bangladesh illegally, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd) said today (8 December).
"We've no statistics about illegal foreigners in Bangladesh. Nationals of many countries are now staying illegally in the country and I am not mentioning name of any country. But, no illegal citizens of any country would be allowed to stay in Bangladesh," he told journalists after coming out from a meeting on arrangement of security for peaceful celebration of the Christmas Day and 31st night.
Replying to a question, he said it is not a sudden decision and there is no specific cause behind issuing a notice today warning the illegal foreigners working in Bangladesh to obtain necessary documents to work legally in the country.
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According to the notice, complaints are being received from various sources that many foreign nationals are staying in Bangladesh illegally and are working in various institutions illegally as well.
"Legal action will be taken against them," reads the notice signed by Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser on Home Affairs Md Khoda Bakhsh Chowdhury and Senior Secretary of the home ministry's Security Services Division Mohammad Abdul Momen.
The home adviser said Bangladesh would not tolerate any illegal entry into Bangladesh territory.
Replying to another question about time frame for deportation of the illegal foreign nationals, he said that they would decide the next course of action after getting the statistics of illegal foreigners residing in Bangladesh.
