The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Bangladesh Marriage Registrars' Association urged the government not to bring the marriage registration sector under the Local Government Ministry from the Law Ministry.

They also urged the government not to introduce the new provision of making compulsory payment of 80 per cent of Marriage Registration fees to the Government exchequer as revenue, as the act would impact gravely on the livelihood of the Marriage Registrars in the country.

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The Association made the demands at a press conference in the National Press Club yesterday. President of the Association Moulana Ruhul Amin read out the paper.

He said, they would go for tough action programmes, if the Government denies their demands.

He said it tarnishes their image and social status, if they were brought under the Union Council Chairman they night become victims of village politics.

"The interference of the chairman may hamper in the marriage registrars' regular official activities," he added.

Secretary general of the Association Moulana Abdul Hye Talukder, leaders of the Marriage Registrars Moulana Mobarak Hossain Farazee, Moulana Shamsul Haque and Moulana Alamgir Hossain, among others, were present at the conference.

The Association leaders said the area allocated to a marriage registrar was comparatively smaller than before. Their livelihood depends on the profession only, they added.