No problem with NRC: Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said she was satisfied with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assurance on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly that Bangladesh should not be worried over the National Register of Citizens (NRC) being implemented in Assam.

Asked by The Indian Express whether she was satisfied with Modi’s assurance in New York, she said, “Oboshoyi (Of course).” Responding to questions on the NRC at a reception hosted by Bangladesh envoy Syed Muazzem Ali, Hasina said: “I don’t see any problem. I had a talk with Prime Minister Modi. Everything is OK.”

Hasina is in Delhi to attend the India Economic Summit of the World Economic Forum and is scheduled to meet Modi on Saturday for a bilateral meeting.

At the reception, Hasina met Delhi-based ambassadors from 78 countries who are also accredited to Bangladesh, along with former diplomats and experts from think tanks. The Bangladesh High Commissioner described the event as a gathering of “friends of Bangladesh”.

In New York last week, Hasina told Modi that the NRC has become a matter of “great concern” for Bangladesh. Modi is learnt to have replied that there is “nothing to be worried” about since India and Bangladesh have good relations.

Source: The Indian Express

 

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