UNB, Dhaka:
The Cabinet on Monday gave the final approval to the draft of the Jute Bill, 2016 with a provision of maximum three years’ imprisonment or maximum Tk one lakh fine or both for the violation of the law.
The approval was given at the regular weekly meeting of the Cabinet held at Bangladesh Secretariat with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.
Briefing reporters after the meeting, Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam said the proposed draft law is a modification of the Jute Ordinance 1962.
He said, a specific amount of maximum financial punishment has been incorporated in the draft law that was not specified in the original ordinance.
The Cabinet Secretary said the draft law was placed before the Cabinet in Bangla as per the earlier directive of the Supreme Court for translating all ordinances into Bangla promulgated by martial law regimes.
About the salient features of the draft law, Shafiul Alam said it has 32 sections empowering the government on various issues like producing jute and jute made goods, encouraging and motivating farmers to produce jute, carrying out research and issue licenses for such purposes.
Besides, provisions are also there for empowering the government on the draft of the proposed law to appoint agents and brokers, fix prices, impose development fee and registration of contracts.
According to the section 21 of the draft law, Alam said, the government could punish anyone or organisation for giving false statement or for violation of the law.
The Cabinet also approved the proposal of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism for signing the Air Transport Agreement between the government of the United States of America and the government of Bangladesh.
The Cabinet Secretary said the draft agreement has been formulated to fulfill the required aspects of both the countries to conduct flight operations between Bangladesh and the USA.
He said, on August 15, 2013, a Memorandum of Consultation was signed between the two countries and the proposed agreement has been framed in light of that Memorandum of Consultation.
The Cabinet on Monday gave the final approval to the draft of the Jute Bill, 2016 with a provision of maximum three years’ imprisonment or maximum Tk one lakh fine or both for the violation of the law.
The approval was given at the regular weekly meeting of the Cabinet held at Bangladesh Secretariat with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.
Briefing reporters after the meeting, Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam said the proposed draft law is a modification of the Jute Ordinance 1962.
He said, a specific amount of maximum financial punishment has been incorporated in the draft law that was not specified in the original ordinance.
The Cabinet Secretary said the draft law was placed before the Cabinet in Bangla as per the earlier directive of the Supreme Court for translating all ordinances into Bangla promulgated by martial law regimes.
About the salient features of the draft law, Shafiul Alam said it has 32 sections empowering the government on various issues like producing jute and jute made goods, encouraging and motivating farmers to produce jute, carrying out research and issue licenses for such purposes.
Besides, provisions are also there for empowering the government on the draft of the proposed law to appoint agents and brokers, fix prices, impose development fee and registration of contracts.
According to the section 21 of the draft law, Alam said, the government could punish anyone or organisation for giving false statement or for violation of the law.
The Cabinet also approved the proposal of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism for signing the Air Transport Agreement between the government of the United States of America and the government of Bangladesh.
The Cabinet Secretary said the draft agreement has been formulated to fulfill the required aspects of both the countries to conduct flight operations between Bangladesh and the USA.
He said, on August 15, 2013, a Memorandum of Consultation was signed between the two countries and the proposed agreement has been framed in light of that Memorandum of Consultation.
