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or environment, the person will be punished under the Environment Preservation Act, 1995.

According to a new provision of the proposed law, the punishment for dodging toll, fee and other charges of the port authority will be one-year jail or a fine of Tk 1 lakh or both.

If anyone violates the law, he will be sentenced to six month’s imprisonment or fined Tk 2 lakh or by both.

Under the existing law, the punishment is six-month jail and a fine of Tk 50,000.

Besides, some new terms like “inland water vessel”, “terminal”, “berth”, “container freight station” and “lease” have been incorporated in the Bill.

According to the Bill, there will be a seven-member board to run the port. Under the existing ordinance, there are four members in the board.

The aims and objectives section of the proposed Bill says it will generate pace in the import and export of goods in the country’s Northern region and pave the way for generating revenue.