Dowry prohibition bill placed at parliament

A bill titled, 'Dowry Prohibition Bill, 2018', was placed at the Parliament today incorporating a new provision of punishment for filing any false case.

State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Meher Afroze placed the Bill which was sent to the parliamentary standing committee on women and children for further examination.

The committee has been asked to submit its report within 30 working days.

As per the new provision of the proposed law, the punishment for filing any false case will be maximum five years' imprisonment or maximum Tk 50,000 as fine or both.

Another provision has been changed only to specify the amount of monetary punishment for demanding or giving dowry in the proposed law as no specific financial punishment is mentioned in the existing law.

According to the provision, any person demanding or giving dowry will have to face maximum five years' imprisonment, which will not be less than one year's jail term or maximum Tk 50,000 as fine or both.

The draft law has been prepared rearranging the original law of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1980 and its subsequent amendments made through promulgation of ordinances.