Mrs. Hasina, 76, had to quit as the Prime Minister Monday evening following job quota protests that took over 300 lives for several weeks.
New Delhi:
British immigration laws bar anyone to come and seek asylum or temporary shelter in that country, the UK Home Office informed NDTV Tuesday morning, as rumors continue to circulate that Bangladeshi expellee Sheikh Hasina, who fled to Delhi, may seek a political asylum in the UK.
The UK government, currently under Sir Keir Starmer after Labour’s victory this past month, also stated the applicants for asylum “must apply in the first safe country they arrive at.”.
On the type of protection that the UK has, Fleece says that the United Kingdom has a great track record in protecting people who need help, but there is no provision to allow someone to simply come to the United Kingdom for asylum or temporary protection.
Bangladesh Violence: Sheikh Hasina resigned from her post as Prime Minister on Monday (File).
New Delhi:
British immigration laws do not permit persons to seek political refuge or protection in that country, the UK Home Office informed NDTV Tuesday morning as rumors persisted that Bangladesh’s ousted leader, Sheikh Hasina, currently in Delhi, may fly to London to seek asylum.
The UK government, being that under the new leadership of Sir Keir Starmer after the Labour Party’s stunning victory last month, also declared that those who claimed asylum must do so “in the first safe country that they arrive.”.
The U.K. has a very rich history of offering succor to vulnerable persons who are in need of protection, but there is no provision for a person whose travels to the United Kingdom to be granted asylum or temporary protection in the United Kingdom.
If you require international protection, then make asylum in the first neutral country you possibly can—that is the quickest way to get out of the country, a UK Home Office official told NDTV.
However, according to sources, a formal asylum request is being worked on.
