Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- The Ministry of Home Affairs has formed a taskforce to address the issue of illegal foreign nationals staying in Bangladesh.

A notification of the Home Ministry, signed by Deputy Secretary Md Kamruzzaman, on Monday said the Additional Secretary (Security and Immigration) of the Security Services Department has been made convener of the taskforce and the Joint Secretary (Immigration-2 Branch) as its member secretary, UNB reports.

Other members of the taskforce are Director General of the Office of the Chief Adviser, the Director General (Consular) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Joint Secretary (Political-1 Branch) of the Public Security Division, the Deputy Inspector General of Police (Immigration) from the Spec...