By Tim Stickings For Mailonline
Published: 13:33 BST, 3 May 2019 | Updated: 13:33 BST, 3 May 2019
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ISIS bride Shamima Begum could be hanged for supporting terrorism if she went to Bangladesh, the country's foreign minister has said.
Abdul Momen said his government 'had nothing to do with' Ms Begum, despite Britain's apparent belief that she has Bangladeshi citizenship.
He said the 19-year-old could be arrested if she did go to Bangladesh and warned that the country imposes capital punishment for 'anyone involved with terrorism'.
UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid stripped Ms Begum of her British nationality in February, dismissing her plea to come home from Syria.
ISIS bride Shamima Begum (pictured at a refugee camp in Syria earlier this year) had her British nationality revoked after pleading unsuccessfully to be allowed to return to the UK
Speaking to ITV News, Mr Momen said: 'We have nothing to do with Shamima Begum. She is not a Bangladeshi citizen. She never applied for Bangladesh citizenship.
'If anyone is found to be involved
