‘Don’t register marriage with Rohingyas’

The government has directed the marriage registrars not to conduct any marriage among Bangladeshi nationals and Rohingyas. 

The law ministry today issued a gazette notification to this effect asking the marriage registrars to remain alert so that they conduct marriages after examining the national identity cards of the bridegrooms and brides to become sure whether they are Bangladeshi nationals or not.

It was noted that the trend of tying among Bangladeshi nationals and Rohingyas coming from Myanmar has remarkably increased at particular areas (Cox's Bazar, Bandarban, Rangamati and Chittagong districts) and some marriage registrars are involved to such activities, the ministry said in the notification.

In the notification, the law ministry said tough action will be taken against the marriage registrars if they carry out any marriage among the Bangladeshi nationals and Rohingyas.

The ministry also ordered the district registrars to monitor this issue.