Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina chairs over a Ccabinet meeting on Monday March 18, 2019 at the Prime Minister's Office Focus BanglaCabinet approves law to control quality of fishThe Cabinet on Monday approved in principle the draft of the Fish and Fish Product (Inspection and Quality Control) Bill, raising the maximum penalty to two-year imprisonment for adulterating fish and fish products, and other offences under the proposed law. The approval came from the weekly Cabinet meeting on Monday held at the PMO with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. "According to clause 20 of the bill, the court can jail anyone for maximum two years or fine Tk5 lakh, or both, for committing offences under the law and its rules," said Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam while briefing reporters at the Secretariat after the meeting. As per the existing Fish and Fish Product (Inspection and Quality Control) Ordinance 1983, the punishment is maximum three months' jail or a fine of Tk5,000 or both, he said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 18, 2019 11:37 UTC