Dhaka, April 17 -- The European Union has listed seven nations including Bangladesh as "safe countries of origin" in a move to streamline asylum procedures, particularly for applicants from these countries.

Other countries included in the proposed list are Kosovo,Colombia, Egypt, India, Morocco, and Tunisia, reports BBC.

These countries are likely to face accelerated processing-with decisions expected within three months-based on the assumption that their claims are likely to be rejected.

Markus Lammert of the European Commission said it would be a "dynamic list" that could be expanded or reviewed, with countries suspended or removed if they were no longer seen as safe.

The proposal follows years of efforts to reform EU asylum rules a...