Cabinet okays changes to birth, death registration act
The cabinet yesterday approved the draft of the "Birth and Death Registration (Amendment) Act, 2012" keeping provisions of both fine and jail for denial of information or providing false information.
The amendment was required to preserve birth and death registration information digitally with a 17-digit personal identification number, said Cabinet Secretary M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan.
Briefing reporters after the cabinet meeting, he said the need to preserve info digitally has arisen due to increased use of information technology in government work.
According to the amendments, the expatriate Bangladeshis will be able to register birth and death at diplomatic missions abroad, Musharraf added. He said those who will deny providing information or give false information will be fined Tk 500 to Tk 5,000 or will serve no more than 15 days of simple imprisonment.
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