Cabinet approves proposal to adopt Apostille Convention 1961
Staff Correspondent
Foreign Minister Dr Hassan Mahmud has said that the Cabinet has approved Bangladesh's proposal to adopt the Apostille Convention of 1961.
"Once signed, there won't be a need to verify certificates, documents, and affidavits for those going abroad if they're verified in Bangladesh, saving nearly Tk 500 crore annually," he said.
Hasan Mahmud shared this information while addressing reporters at his office in the capital today.
He said that it will take about six months for the decision to come into force, as the 126 member states of the convention need to be notified, involving some formalities.
With this accession, individuals from Bangladesh traveling to any of the 126 countries already signatory to the convention will no longer be required to have their certificates, documents, and affidavits re-attested in those countries if they are duly attested by their own country.
The Apostille Convention of 1961, drafted by the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH), stands as an international treaty designed to streamline the process by which a document originating from one of the contracting states can be authenticated for legal validity in other signatory states of the convention.
