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The Citizenship Act, 1951

Section 14Dual citizenship or nationality not permitted

In force

s. 14

14. Dual citizenship or nationality not permitted (l) Subject to the provisions of this section if any person is a citizen of Bangladesh under the provisions of this Act, and is at the same time a citizen or national of any other country, he shall, unless he makes a declaration according to the laws of that other country renouncing his status as citizen or national thereof, cease to be a citizen of Bangladesh. (1A) Nothing in sub-section (1) applies to a person who has not attained twenty-one years of his age. (2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall apply to any person who is a subject of an Acceding State so far as concerns his being a subject of that State.

End of s. 14.

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