Section 5Citizenship by descent

s. 5

5. Citizenship by descent 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 [father or mother] is a citizen of Bangladesh at the time of his birth: Provided that if the [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 [father or mother] is, at the time of the birth, in the service of any Government in Bangladesh.

1. 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).
2. 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).
3. 4. 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).