The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of 'Ansar Battalion Act, 2022' keeping death penalty as the maximum punishment for serious offences like attempt to revolt, participation or provocation in such conspiracy, reports UNB.
The approval came from a cabinet meeting held with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.
"If anyone tries to revolt, instigates or participates in conspiracy, he would face death penalty or life sentence or minimum five-year jail," said Cabinet Secretary Khandkar Anwarul Islam at a press briefing at Bangladesh Secretariat.
As per the draft law, there will be two separate courts--Summary Ansar Battalion Court and Special Ansar Battalion Court--to try two types of offences committed by any ansar member, he said.
The summary court will try general crimes and misconduct, while the special court will try serious crimes, he said, adding that there will also be an Ansar Battalion Appeal Tribunal under the proposed law.
The cabinet secretary said the maximum punishment for general crimes would be three-year jail term.
According to the draft, a member of Ansar Battalion can't be a member of any political or non-political organisation.
Public Security Division designed a fresh law instead of amending the existing law of 1995 as massive changes are required here, he said.
Besides, the meeting in principle approved the draft of 'Mujibnagar University, Meherpur Act, 2022' in a bid to establish another public university in the country.
The special features of the proposed university are: The institution will have business incubator and professional course, said Anwarul.
The Cabinet also cleared the draft of 'Agency to Innovate (A2I) Act, 2022' placed by ICT Division to set up an authority for promotion of ICT-based innovations.
Cabinet approves draft of Ansar Battalion Act 2022
FE Team | Published: March 28, 2022 23:44:51
Cabinet approves draft of Ansar Battalion Act 2022
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