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Road transport bill to go to JS with amendments: Kamal
DHAKA, Sept 25, 2019 (BSS) – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today said the road transport law will be sent to the Jatiya Sangsad again with some amendments.
“We will crosscheck the road transport law and discuss it elaborately in the meeting,” he told to journalists before holding a meeting of the committee regarding the technical aspects of ‘Road Transport Act-2018’ at his ministry conference room.
The minister said, “We have analyzed how this law is being implemented in our neighbouring countries and what is there in the law.”
He, however, said that the Road Safety Council will look after the issue like punishment (of accused drivers), adding, “We would just make recommendations on the basis of the outcome of the meeting.”
All the recommendations of the meeting would be included the law, which will go to the Jatiya Sangsad for passage, the minister said.
Earlier on September 19, 2018, the Jatiya Sangsad passed the Road Transport Bill, 2018 keeping a provision of maximum five-year imprisonment and Taka 5 lakh fine or both for causing severe injury or death of any person due to reckless driving.
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