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. […]
Breaking sanctions on Russia is already a criminal offense in some EU countries, but in other countries it is considered an administrative offense and penalties vary across the bloc. “There are still too many gaps between member states when it comes to punishment for breaches of EU sanctions,” Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders said in a […]
