Implement Law Strictly To Ban Polythene
According to Section 6 (A) of the Environment Conservation Act, 1995, the government can impose ban on production, import, marketing, display for sale, store, distribution, commercial transportation of commercial use of polythene if found harmful for the environment by gazette notification. Violators will be fined a minimum Tk 50,000 to maximum Tk 10 lakh or minimum one year to maximum 10 years of imprisonment, or both depending on the circumstances. The law requires manufacturers to take clearance from the Department of Environment to produce polythene for packaging purposes, the only form of polythene allowed in Bangladesh.
Therefore, the authorities should be strict to implement the polythene banning act.
Md. Zillur Rahaman
Gandaria, Dhaka
