Dhaka, March 17 -- resident Bangladeshi (NRB) Rights Movement, based in Manchester, a city in the UK, is demanding its constituents' basic rights, including the right to vote and the opportunity to become members of parliament.

Chairman of NRB Rights Movement Barrister Mizanur Rahman demanded these while pressing nine points at a press conference in Manchester on Monday.

"We must have the right to vote. So that we can vote from abroad. This has been talked about for a long time but it has not been implemented," he said.

Although there is no bar as such on voting for NRBs, facilities provided for voting from abroad have often been inadequate during past elections. This has led to a movement that ensures their right to franchise is prote...