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B’desh Cabinet agrees to allow dual citizenship of 44 more countries

Dhaka: 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