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Bangladesh: Was Bridget illegally adopted by McCains?

Posted 17 September 2008 12:48 GMT

Written byRezwan

Countries	Bangladesh, U.S.A.
Topics	Elections, Law
Languages	English

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বাংলা	· বাংলাদেশ: ব্রিজেটকে কি ম্যাকেইন দম্পতি বেআইনিভাবে দত্তক নিয়েছেন?
Malagasy	· Bengladesh: Nananga-jaza tamin'ny fomba tsy ara-dalàna ve McCain?

Bangladesh

Shada Kalo blog questions whether US presidential candidate John McCain and Cindy McCain's adoption of their Bangladeshi daughter Bridget is illegal as according to Bangladesh Law ‘no foreigner is allowed to adopt a Bangladeshi child'.

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