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Bangladeshis will also be able to obtain citizenship in 44 countries, including Brazil and Argentina, following the approval of a proposal by the Cabinet.
Currently, the Bangladeshis who acquired citizenship in 57 countries are enjoying this facility. With the addition of 44 new countries, those having citizenship from a total of 101 countries will avail the benefit.
A cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday (February 27) at the Prime Minister’s Office, approved a proposal to issue an SRO by the Security Services Division to this end.
The newly added countries are Egypt, South Africa, Kenya, Algeria, Sudan, Morocco, Ghana, Rwanda, Burundi, Tunisia, Sierra Leone, Libya, Congo, Liberia, Central African Republic, Eritrea, The Gambia, Botswana, and Mauritius of the African continent.
Twelve countries of South America — Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Uruguay and Guyana — are also on the list.
Besides, Bangladeshis can get citizenship in Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Bahama, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Fiji.
