Govt mulls law with death penalty to curb political violence: Suranjit

The government is considering a law providing for capital punishment to saboteurs to curb political violence, says Suranjit Sengupta, chairman of the Standing Committee on the Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, reports bdnews24.com.
Speaking at a discussion on Friday in Dhaka, he said the government was determined to restore peace and order in the country.
His comments comes as a BNP-sponsored month-long violent street campaign to press for a snap election has claimed more than 50 lives, mostly in fire-bombing.
Both the US and UK said they were deeply concerned over the ongoing political violence in Bangladesh.
Neighbouring India has left it to Dhaka to solve its own problems.
Political violence in the run up to the 2014 general elections left a number of people, including policemen, dead.
The economy bore the brunt of the violent campaigns.
"A strict law is being formulated to prevent violence," Suranjit Sengupta, also the ruling Awami League's Advisory Council member, said.
"It will have provisions for both maximum penalty and life imprisonment.
"We will soon implement what we have discussed," he said.