Referring to reported push-ins from India, National Security Adviser Dr Khalilur Rahman on Wednesday said any push-ins should be done in a formal channel and Bangladesh's position is to welcome only its citizens with sufficient proof.
"This needs to be done in a formal channel," he said when a journalist wanted to know his comments referring to media reports.
Talking to reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Khalilur Rahman said they are also getting the news that the reporter referred to.
"We are examining each case separately. Our decision is we will receive only if there is proof that they are Bangladeshi citizens," he added.
BSF ‘pushes 66 Indian nationals into Bangladesh’ through Khagrachhari
Khalilur Rahman said that such push-ins are not the right way emphasising on formal channels.
When asked whether Dhaka will convey this to New Delhi, he said that they already trying to contact with the Indian government in this regard.
At the beginning, the National Security Adviser also read out the statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on India-Pakistan issues.
India’s Border Security Force (BSF) reportedly pushed 66 Indian nationals—described as Muslims and labelled as Bangladeshis—across the Khagrachhari border into Bangladesh on Wednesday morning.