Cabinet okays draft of Highway Law-2020
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DHAKA, Dec 28, 2020 (BSS) – The Cabinet today approved in principle a draft of “Highway Law-2020” keeping provision of punishment for different offenses.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina chaired the regular cabinet meeting, joining virtually from her official residence Ganabhaban while her cabinet colleagues attended the meeting at the Bangladesh Secretariat.
Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam briefed the newsmen after from the meeting.
He said the proposed law kept a provision that mentioned specific places for pedestrian movement, while any type of crop or good would not be allowed on the highway for sundry or other purposes. “If anyone violates these rules, he or she would be penalized Taka 1,000 to Taka 5000,” he added.