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Irregularity in birth, death registration in Moulvibazar

From Rajat Kanti Goswami
MOULVIBAZAR. July 10: The registration of birth and death is not being maintained properly by the municipalities and union parishads here.
There are six upazilas. 68 union parishads and three municipalities in Moulvibazar district. Due to non-registration of birth and death, complications arise during admission in the educational institutions or in getting passport and visas.
Authorities of the hospitals, clinics, maternity centre's, mother and child care centres do not report the birth of a baby to the concerned authority. The local bodies find it difficult to chalk out programmes to meet the needs of a population.
Source in Moulvibazar municipality says, the number of birth or death registration is very poor. Town dwellers have no idea on the registration matter. But it is very important to register birth or death.
Under the provision of the existing law. Parents are to
register the name and particulars of a new born baby with the local bodies like municipalities and union parishads within 90 days of birth. Besides, health workers like health assistants and sanitary inspectors under Health Department and family welfare assistants (FWA) and family planning inspectors (FPI) under Family Planing Department also collect information of newborn baby and register the name with local bodies. The parents of a newborn baby have to pay a fine of Taka five if they fail to report in the local body within the stipulated time. If needed, the rate of death can easily be obtained from the places w-here they are buried or put into flames.
At present, authorities ask for birth certificate from those who seek admission in institutions and in Jobs, passports and migration or immigration.
According to a secretary of a Union Parlshad under Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila, they is-
sued a mentionable number of birth certificates in the last five years. USA immigration visa lottery owners collected these certificates.
Moulvibazar Municipality source says, birth certificates were issued by the municipality to persons who were born 20 to 45 years back. Sanitary Inspectors working under Upazila Health Complexes are also issuing birth certificate to foreign immigrants.
There is no system to charge money for birth certificate from municipalities or union parishads. Some birth certificate seekers, however, complained that a section of staffers of the Health Department or Municipalities or Union Parishads claim Taka 1,000 to 1.500 or more for a birth certificate.
However an employee of Srimongal Municipality said, in cases of persons of 20 to 45 years old. they send the application to the district administration to issue birth certificate.