In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-
(a) “enter” means enter by water, land or air;
(b) “passport” means a passport issued or renewed by or under the authority of a person duly empowered to issue or renew it and satisfying the conditions prescribed relating to the class of passports to which it belongs;
(c) “visa” means a visa duly endorsed by an authority empowered in this behalf by or under the authority of the Government on a passport valid and in force;
(e) “Indian citizen” means a person who is or is deemed to be a citizen of India under the law for the time being in force in India;
(f) “Bangladesh citizen” means a person who is or is deemed to be a citizen of Bangladesh under the law for the time being in force in Bangladesh;
(g) “officer” means an officer or an employee of the Government.

No Indian citizen shall enter any part of Bangladesh unless he is in possession of a passport with a visa authorising the entry

Whoever contravenes the provision of section 3 shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to one year, or with a fine which may extend to one thousand Taka, or with both.

Any person who for the purpose of obtaining a passport or a visa makes a statement which he knows to be untrue or does not believe to be true, or makes use of a statement which he knows to be untrue or has reason to believe to be untrue shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to one year or with a fine which may extend to one thousand Taka or with both.

(1) Any police officer, customs officer, or other officer empowered in this behalf by a general or special order of the Government or under a rule made under this Act, may arrest without a warrant any person whom such officer reasonably suspects of having contravened of section 3.
(2) An officer making an arrest under this section shall, without unnecessary delay, take the person arrested or cause him to be taken before a competent Magistrate having jurisdiction in the place where the arrest is made, or to the officer-in-charge of a police station within whose jurisdiction the arrest is made; and the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 shall, so far as may be, apply in respect of such arrested person.

(1) The Government may order any person who is not a citizen of Bangladesh convicted under section 4 or section 5 to remove himself from Bangladesh within the time specified in the order.
(2) If such person refuses or fails so to remove himself within the specified time,-
(a) he shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to one year or with a fine which may extend to one thousand Taka or with both, and
(b) he may be removed from Bangladesh under the order of the Government, who may use all such means as may, in the circumstances, be necessary to effect the removal.

(1) The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, make rules to carry into effect the purposes of this Act.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the rules may provide for,-
(a) the different types of visas which may be granted;
(b) the authorisation or appointment of persons by whom visas may be granted, varied, extended and cancelled;
(c) the charges and fees payable for obtaining application forms and visas and the extension of visas;
(d) the conditions and restrictions which may be imposed under this Act on the holder of a passport;
(e) the exemptions which may be granted, with or without conditions, to any person or class of persons in respect of any provision of this Act or the rules made thereunder;
(f) the conditions and restrictions which Indian citizens may be required to comply with;
(g) the alteration or modification of or exemption from any condition or restriction imposed under a visa on the holder of a passport after his entry into Bangladesh;
(h) the fixing and notification of check-posts and routes; and
(i) the procedure for registering and reporting to the police required under the rules for certain categories of visa holders.
(3) Rules made under this section may provide that any contravention thereof or of any order issued thereunder shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to one thousand Taka, or with both.