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 secretariat with prime minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair, reports UNB. 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. [caption id="attachment_20187" align="alignleft" width="540"]

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