reality, swore their allegiance to Bangladesh and merged with the mainstream society and polity. -5About 300,000 Urdu-speaking people are now living in Bangladesh. Of them, 160,000 live in 116 camps set up by International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) at different parts of the country. Many of them were born after 1971 or were minor in that year. The Election Commission did not face any problem with regard to Urduspeaking people living all over the country outside the ICRC camps. They are citizens of Bangladesh and have been enlisted in the electoral rolls by following the criteria set for the purpose. But the election commission was facing difficulties to register the Urdu-speaking people living inside the camps as voters due to complications relations to the citizenship of Bangladesh. The residents of the ICRC camps may be broadly divided into two categories: (i) those who swore their allegiance to Pakistan and had in writing expressed their desire to take up residence in that country ; and (ii) those who were of minor age at the time of liberation of Bangladesh and were not mature enough to express any preference as to their citizenship even if their parent had opted for Pakistan and those who were born in Bangladesh after 16th December , 1972 (the year might be wrongly quoted in place of 1971) He also referred to the judgment and order of the aforesaid Writ Petition No. 3831 of 2001. He solicited an urgent decision in the matter of citizenship of the people. .He reasoned that after introduction of National Identity Card as a condition for delivery of a number of services, these people may lose access to many services they currently enjoy. Even renewal of a rickshaw license would require presentation of an ID card and no ID card will be issued to a person who is not a citizen of Bangladesh. Lastly, it is also stated that the Commission has considered the matter and it was of the view that the time has come to look at the issue objectively and with compassion. The case of the Urdu-speaking people needs to be separated from “stranded Pakistanis” and a decision on their citizenship may be taken expeditiously. It also desired the Chief Advisor may consider holding an inter-ministerial meeting with all relevant government agencies with the participation of Election Commission. We wanted to hear the Attorney - General upon urgent issue of immense public importance and the communication of the Election Commission but he preferred not to appear. Mr. Deputy Attorney - General who appeared ultimately told us that nothing happen upon such requisition of the Election Commission.