“Shamima Begum left Britain as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State in Syria and got her British citizenship revoked," said the minister. Her father was once a Bangladeshi and then took the British citizenship. The government of the United Kingdom revoked the citizenship of Shamima Begum because of her radicalisation in line with the ISIS outfit in Syria. Referring to the relevant provision of the Bangladesh citizenship law, the foreign minister said if the parents are Bangladeshi, they can apply for citizenship of their children within seven years of the birth. The then British Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, stripped her of her British citizenship later that month.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 08, 2020 16:30 UTC