(4) A person who has ceased to be a citizen of Bangladesh under
section 14 or who has been deprived of citizenship of Bangladesh
under this Act shall not be entitled to be registered as a citizen
thereof under this section but may be so registered with the
previous consent of the Government.
Registration of
minors
11. (l) The Government may, upon, application to it in this behalf
made in the prescribed manner by a parent or guardian of a
minor child of a citizen of Bangladesh, register the child as a
citizen of Bangladesh.
(2) The Government may, in such circumstances as it thinks fit,
register any minor as a citizen of Bangladesh.
Citizenship by
registration to
begin on date of
registration
12. Any person registered as a citizen of Bangladesh shall be such
a citizen from the date of his registration.
Citizenship by
incorporation of
territory
13. If any territory becomes a part of Bangladesh the President
may, by order, specify the persons who shall be citizens of
Bangladesh by reason of their connection with that territory; and
those persons shall be citizens of Bangladesh from such date and
upon such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the order.
Dual citizenship
or nationality not
permitted
14. (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.
Persons becoming
citizens to have
15. Every person becoming a citizen of Bangladesh under this Act
shall have the status of a Commonwealth citizen.