But in a late night statement to the Guardian, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam said there was no chance of Shamima being provided with Bangladeshi citizenship, considering the fact that she never visited Bangladesh to apply for dual citizenship. He also expressed concerns that Shamima is perceived as holding dual citizenship, an error he pointed out. And, as far as I know she is not even a citizen of Bangladesh and has never been to Bangladesh,” he said. But, he shared a general statement issued by a Home Office spokesperson following reports that Shamima Begum has been deprived of her UK citizenship. In order to protect this country, he has the power to deprive someone of their British citizenship where it would not render them stateless,” said the unnamed spokesperson.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 20, 2019 18:00 UTC