DHAKA: Myanmar to consider ‘naturalised citizenship’ for Rohingya Muslims

July 29, 2019 Contributor 0 Comment DHAKA: Myanmar to consider 'naturalised citizenship' for Rohingya Muslims

Myanmar stripped Rohingya Muslims of their citizenship in 1982 after passing a new citizenship law that labelled them “illegal immigrants from Bangladesh.”PHOTO: AFP

DHAKA (DPA) – Rohingya Muslims who fled Myanmar to neighbouring Bangladesh after a brutal military crackdown might be able to apply for citizenship if they return to the country, a top Myanmar official said Sunday (July 28).

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Myanmar’s permanent foreign secretary, U Myint Thu, was leading a 10-member delegation to Bangladesh for talks on the repatriation of Rohingya, many of whom remain in Bangladeshi refugee camps.

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