Assam NRC

NRC a threat to Bangladesh's sovereignty: Fakhrul

Expressing concern over the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in India’s Assam, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says NRC is a threat to Bangladesh's independence and sovereignty.

Sunset for Assam NRC, Sunrise Over Pan-India NRC

The controversial National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam appears to have been discarded for all practical purposes.

NRC likely to be key issue during Hasina’s Oct visit to India

Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) might be an important agenda of discussion during Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to neighbouring India in early October, reports Hindustan Times.

Assam NRC puts BJP in quandary

The final National Register of Citizens (NRC), which left out around 19.6 lakh people in Assam, puts India’s and the state’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a quandary.

We remain alert after India released final NRC: Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said the National Register of Citizens (NRC), a list intended to identify illegal immigrants in India's Assam state, is an internal issue of India.

BJP carried out NRC with ulterior motive: Mamata

Terming the National Register of Citizens (NRC) as a "fiasco", India's West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said that BJP government carried it out with an ulterior motive.

Assam NRC / BGB's vigilance increased at Sylhet border

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) raise vigilance at all bordering areas in Sylhet after about 19.7 lakh people were excluded from the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) in India’s Assam.

Assam NRC: We don’t think they are Bangladeshi, says Momen

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen says that the people who were left off the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in India’s Assam are not Bangladeshi.

Assam opposition MLA left out of citizens' list

Ananta Kumar Malo, a member of the legislative assembly (MLA) from Assam's All India United Democratic Front, is among the 19 lakh people whose names have been left out of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) that is published by the government.

August 31, 2019
August 31, 2019

1.9m people left off Assam NRC list

About 19.7 lakh people have been excluded from the much-awaited final National Register of Citizens (NRC) of Indian citizens in Assam which was published today.

August 31, 2019
August 31, 2019

4.1m await their fate

More than 4 million people, most of them Muslims, await their fate in Assam as India geared up for the release of a controversial citizens’ list today, which could leave them stateless.

August 30, 2019
August 30, 2019

Assam final NRC to be made public tomorrow

Amidst stepped-up security, the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam is set to be made public tomorrow morning, bringing to an end to a four-year-old Supreme Court-mandated and monitored process of weeding out “illegal immigrants” from the state.

August 13, 2019
August 13, 2019

Publish list of names excluded in Assam NRC online Aug 31: Indian SC

India’s Supreme Court orders that the list of those people who are excluded from the final National Register of Citizens in Assam be published only online on August 31.

August 2, 2019
August 2, 2019

District-wise figures released for Assam NRC

The Assam government releases district-wise break down of figures and claims large-scale fudging of “legacy documents” by people in the districts bordering Bangladesh to get their names included in the document.

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