DNA bill placed in House

FE Team | Published: June 24, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00

A bill to pave the way for a law to allow DNA profiling of citizens has been tabled in Parliament, reports bdnews24.com.
DNA profiling is seen as an essential tool to identify criminals, dead bodies and for ascertaining parents.
State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Meher Afroze placed Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Bill-2014 Monday.
The bill was sent to the parliamentary standing committee on women and children affairs for evaluation.
The committee was asked to report within a month.
The cabinet approved the bill on Sept 2 in 2013.
The bill proposed to set up a forensic DNA laboratory and create a national database.
It also proposed forming an 18-member forensic DNA laboratory advisory council with the state minister for women and children leading it.
Once the bill is passed no person or organisation would be able to carry out tests or preserve DNA without the government's approval.
Violating the Act will invite up to seven years in prison and Tk 0.3 million in fine.