Section 4Citizenship by birth

s. 4

4. Citizenship by birth Every person born in Bangladesh after the commencement of this Act shall be a citizen of Bangladesh by birth: Provided that a person shall not be such a citizen by virtue of this section if at the time of his birth- (a) his father possesses such immunity from suit and legal process as is accorded to an envoy of an external sovereign power accredited in Bangladesh and is not a citizen of Bangladesh ; or (b) his father is an enemy alien and the birth occurs in a place then under occupation by the enemy.