Death penalty for flight operation bar
Bangladesh government today endorsed a draft law that proposes maximum death penalty for obstructing aircraft operation.
Alternatively, the offense can also result in life imprisonment and fine of Tk 5 crore, the cabinet decided in the weekly meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
The law Civil Aviation Operation Act-2017 has been approved with an increase in both punishment and fine, Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam told reporters after the meeting.
The cabinet approved the law in principally in February last year.
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