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The Citizenship Act, 1951

( ACT NO. II OF 1951 )

[ 13th April, 1951 ]

Citizenship by descent
5. Subject to the provisions of section 3 a person born after the commencement of this Act, shall be a citizen of Bangladesh by descent if his 1[father or mother] is a citizen of Bangladesh at the time of his birth:
 
 
 
 
Provided that if the 2[father or mother] of such person is a citizen of Bangladesh by descent only, that person shall not be a citizen of Bangladesh by virtue of this section unless-
 
 
 
 
(a) that person's birth having occurred in a country outside Bangladesh the birth is registered at a Bangladesh Consulate or Mission in that country, or where there is no Bangladesh Consulate or Mission in that country at the prescribed Consulate or Mission or at a Bangladesh Consulate or Mission in the country nearest to that country; or
 
 
 
 
(b) that person's 3[father or mother] is, at the time of the birth, in the service of any Government in Bangladesh.
  • 1
    The words “father or mother” were substituted for the word “father” by section 2 of The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2009 (Act. No. XVII of 2009) (with effect from 31st December, 2008).
  • 2
    The words “father or mother” were substituted for the word “father” by section 2 of The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2009 (Act. No. XVII of 2009) (with effect from 31st December, 2008).
  • 3
    The words “father or mother” were substituted for the word “father” by section 2 of The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2009 (Act. No. XVII of 2009) (with effect from 31st December, 2008).
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