Travel agency amendment bill placed at JS
"The Bangladesh Travel Agency (Registration and Regulation) (Amendment) Bill, 2020" was placed in parliament yesterday, keeping a provision of maximum six months' imprisonment or Tk 5 lakh fine or both in the case of violation of any provision under the proposed law.
State Minister for Civil Aviation Mahbub Ali placed the bill which was sent to the respective parliamentary standing committee for scrutiny and reporting back to the House.
The committee was asked to submit its report within one month.
The bill has a provision that a travel agency can renew its licence within six months even after the expiry of the stipulated time paying penalty, can open branch offices at home and abroad, and hand over its ownership.
The proposed law also says if any travel agency works as a recruiting agency, it will be an offence and the travel agency will be fined for doing so.
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