Bangladesh

The following note deals with the administrative procedures for Hindu marriage registration in Bangladesh. The note also includes a description of the issuance procedure and layout of Hindu marriage certificates.

The following note deals with the administrative procedures regarding the solemnisation and registration of mixed religious marriages in Bangladesh.

The note describes how Bangladeshi births are registered. The note also describes the compilation of the personal identification number, which appears on Bangladeshi birth certificates. Furthermore, it describes to what extent the level of corruption in the public sector affects the issuance of birth certificates.

The following note describes the issuance of the UNHCR identity card to ‘Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals or Persons of Concern to the UNHCR in Bangladesh’. The note also provides an account of the information present on the card.

This note describes the issuance procedure of the Bangladeshi passport and describes to what extent the general level of corruption in Bangladesh influences the trustworthiness of Bangladeshi passports. Lastly, the note introduces the Bangladeshi e-passport which was first issued in 2019.

The following note provides a description of how civil documents are attested by the Bangladeshi Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) with pictures of examples of the stamps as well as tactical information attached to them.

The following note describes the Muslim marriage registration procedure and issuance of Muslim marriage contracts (Nikahnama) in Bangladesh. This description will be accompanied by an outline of the Bangladeshi administrative structure as well as the legislative framework related to the Muslim marriage process.