Staff Reporter :
A parliamentary standing committee has recommended to the government to monitor foreign nationals and dual citizens activities.
The parliamentary standing committee on private members’ bills and resolutions proposed it at a meeting held in the Parliament on Monday.
President of the committee, Jillul Hakim presided over the meeting, while Nur-e-Alam Chowdhury, BA Mozammel Haque, Mohammad Abdul Munim Chowdhury, Sanjida Khanam and Israfil Alam took part in the meeting.
The body discussed about the ‘foreigners registration bill-2015,’ which was submitted in the Parilament by Israfil Alam on November 18, last year.
The bill proposed to form a cell under Home Ministry to keep information about the foreigners’ arrivals and departure. It also proposed to make compulsory to keep registration form along with visa form for the foreigners who want to visit Bangladesh. Israfil Alam told the journalists after the meeting that, the committee recommended not to raise the bill in the Parliament during its session. But, the watchdog highly recommended the Foreign Ministry and Home Ministry to monitoring the activities of foreigners, as it is very important for the country.
Meeting sources said, Bangladesh-born Canadian citizen Hasnat Karim and Canada expatriat Tahmid Hasib Khan were suspected masterminds in the recent Gulshan attack. For this reason the issue become a very important to the body.
