The cabinet approved on Monday a law to clamp down on pornography with a provision to jail offenders for up to 10 years.
A draft of Sonadia Deep Sea Port Authority Act 2011 also got clearance in principle at a meeting of the cabinet, chaired by prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her press secretary Abul Kalam Azad said.
The draft Pornography Control Act 2011 includes another provision of slapping Tk 500,000 fine, Azad said.
The cabinet approved draft of detailed and brief versions of president Zillur Rahman's speech to be delivered in the first parliament session this year, he said. The president will read out the short version and the detailed speech will be presented to the MPs.
The ministers also provisionally endorsed the draft of the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Control Act 2011, Azad said. Proposals to ratify SAARC Convention on Co-operation on Environment and Charter of the Asian Institute of Technology were also approved, he added.
PROTECTING HONOUR
Azad said the draft Pornography Control Act 2011 includes provisions to punish offenders with different terms in jail and different amounts of fine.
The act provides for punishing those who will give false information and file false charges, the prime minister's aide said. They will be awarded up to three-year jail term, he said.
The act bans production, preservation, transportation and marketing of any kind of pornography, Azad said and added abettors or the offenders will also face punishment.
Such crimes will be tried in a special court or tribunal.
Pornography has spread in society like a disease, he observed and said the law has been made to protect youths and the honour of innocent women.
SONADIA PORT
Japanese consultancy firm Pacific Consultant International conducted a feasibility survey on nine locations in the Bay of Bengal and recommended Sonadia as the best place for establishing a deep sea port.
Its report said the deep sea port would facilitate export-import not only for Bangladesh but also the Indian ports of Haldia and Kolkata and for the seven northern states in that country.
It will also contribute to transport of goods to Hunan province of China and Myanmar. The 96-jetty port will meet the needs of 400 million people in these regions.
The work is likely to begin next year and the entire construction will be completed in 2055.
A draft of Sonadia Deep Sea Port Authority Act 2011 also got clearance in principle at a meeting of the cabinet, chaired by prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her press secretary Abul Kalam Azad said.
The draft Pornography Control Act 2011 includes another provision of slapping Tk 500,000 fine, Azad said.
The cabinet approved draft of detailed and brief versions of president Zillur Rahman's speech to be delivered in the first parliament session this year, he said. The president will read out the short version and the detailed speech will be presented to the MPs.
The ministers also provisionally endorsed the draft of the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Control Act 2011, Azad said. Proposals to ratify SAARC Convention on Co-operation on Environment and Charter of the Asian Institute of Technology were also approved, he added.
PROTECTING HONOUR
Azad said the draft Pornography Control Act 2011 includes provisions to punish offenders with different terms in jail and different amounts of fine.
The act provides for punishing those who will give false information and file false charges, the prime minister's aide said. They will be awarded up to three-year jail term, he said.
The act bans production, preservation, transportation and marketing of any kind of pornography, Azad said and added abettors or the offenders will also face punishment.
Such crimes will be tried in a special court or tribunal.
Pornography has spread in society like a disease, he observed and said the law has been made to protect youths and the honour of innocent women.
SONADIA PORT
Japanese consultancy firm Pacific Consultant International conducted a feasibility survey on nine locations in the Bay of Bengal and recommended Sonadia as the best place for establishing a deep sea port.
Its report said the deep sea port would facilitate export-import not only for Bangladesh but also the Indian ports of Haldia and Kolkata and for the seven northern states in that country.
It will also contribute to transport of goods to Hunan province of China and Myanmar. The 96-jetty port will meet the needs of 400 million people in these regions.
The work is likely to begin next year and the entire construction will be completed in 2055.
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