Bangladeshi govt warns foreign nationals against illegal residency, employment

The Bangladeshi interim government has issued a warning stating that foreign nationals will not be allowed to stay or work illegally in the country.

Bangladesh Home Affairs Adviser Jahangir Alam made the announcement on Sunday, as reported by Xinhua news agency.

When asked about the number of foreign nationals staying illegally in the country and their countries of origin, Jahangir said, “We don’t have exact statistics at the moment. If we did, I would have shared the figures.”

Later on Sunday, a circular was released urging foreign nationals residing and working illegally in Bangladesh to legalize their status as soon as possible.