Home Bangladesh Politics Business Sport Economy World Technology Bangla Version Australia settles 5 Bangladeshis in PNG Senior Correspondent, bdnews24 Published: 2013-08-28 20:24:57.0 BdST Australia has settled in Papua New Guinea five Bangladeshi citizens who travelled by boat to the country without visa under its new regional arrangement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. Its spokesperson M Shameem Ahsan told bdnews24 they were among a group of people of different nationalities in the boat that had been spotted on Aug 23. “Particulars (Bangladeshis) are yet to be obtained,” he added. The ministry confirmed it on Wednesday a month after Australian High Commissioner in Dhaka Greg Wilcock said some people claiming to be Bangladeshi nationals seeking asylums were detected while entering his country by a boat without visa. He at a press briefing on July 29 had said they had been verifying their claims. Australia came to an agreement with the Papua New Guinea (PNG) on July 19 under which all those who arrive in Australia by ‘dangerous’ boat without visas will have the validity of their refugee status assessed according to the laws of the PNG government.
Posted on: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 09:06:49 +0000
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