Court rejects naturalization request for Bangladeshi man, citing criminal records

A South Korean court has upheld the Justice Ministry’s decision to deny naturalization to a Bangladeshi national who applied for citizenship, ruling that he failed to meet the statutory requirement of “good conduct.” In a ruling announced Sunday, the Seoul Administrative Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Bangladeshi national seeking to overturn the ministry’s rejection of his naturalization application. The plaintiff had initially applied for simplified naturalization based on marriage to a S