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Citizenship Reform – 2000

Given the language of the amendments, the most observable indicator of both implementation status and the extent to which the government was following the new legislation is the degree to which the power over issuing citizenship certificates had been transferred from the Deputy Commissioner over to the Tribal authorities. Both direct and indirect evidence strongly suggests that the DC has the power to issue permanent residency certificates. The “Charter of Duties” for Deputy Commissioners (No. CD/DA-1/4(2)/83 (PT.11)-465 DT.10-11-1983) listed the authority to issue “domicile certificates” under section 11, sub-section five as of this year and after.¹

1. “Charter of Duties of the Deputy Commissioner,” Cabinet Division, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, accessed December 12, 2012, http://www.cabinet.gov.bd/view_fa.php?page=dip_charter.