Dhaka, Sept 16 (UNB) – Keeping a provision of harsher punishment for selling adulterated fertiliser ‘The Fertiliser (Management) (Amendment) Bill, 2018’ was passed in the Parliament on Sunday.
Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury moved the bill and it passed by voice vote.
According to the bill, the punishment for selling adulterated fertiliser would be two-year imprisonment or Tk five lakh fine or both.
The punishment in the existing law is six-month imprisonment or Tk 30,000 fine or both.
Under the draft law, number of the members of the National Fertiliser Standardization Committee headed by the Agriculture Minister would be 17 instead of existing 15 ones.
As per the existing law, any appeal regarding fertiliser management shall be disposed of within 10 days of submission of the appeal.
A new sub-section has been incorporated keeping provision of review under which any aggrieved person can file review petition.