Dhaka, Feb 27 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Cabinet on Monday passed a proposal that paved the way for Bangladeshis to acquire dual citizenship of 44 more countries.
After a cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair, spokesman Mahbub Hossain told reporters that the Cabinet approved that Bangladeshis can avail dual citizenship of 44 newly-added countries while keeping their Bangladeshi citizenship, Xinhua news agency reported.
Previously, Bangladeshis could hold dual citizenship of 57 countries besides their country of birth.
–IANS
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