“We cannot have protests by a small minority disrupting the lives of the general public. This is not acceptable and we are going to end it.” The government says the new laws, if passed, would mean police could crack down on disruptive protests earlier. The bill already includes the creation of a criminal offense for […]
The “Haats and Bazaars (Establishment and Takeover) Ordinance, 1959,” which had no provision for fines, has been revised and amended to draft. The bill states that any attempt to illegally occupy or establish an establishment on government market land will be punishable by a fine of Taka 500,000 or one year in prison, or both. […]
