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India’s new citizenship law unnecessary, says Sheikh Hasina
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- India’s new citizenship law that aims to give rights to minority communities of Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan was not necessary, Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina has said.
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- Assurance by PM Modi on NRC: She said PM Narendra Modi had personally assured her that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) was an internal matter of India that would not affect her people.
- On Rohingya refugees: Ms. Hasina highlighted the burden that Myanmar’s Rohingya refugees were placing on her country and said that the continued presence of the million plus Rohingya in Bangladesh would affect security and stability in the South Asian region.
- Timing of the statement: The statement is the first by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh since the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019, was cleared by the Rajya Sabha on December 11.
- Cancellation of meetings: After the enactment of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019, Bangladesh cancelled several high-level meetings to India that included the visits of Foreign Minister A.K. Abdul Momen, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan.
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The Hindu