5-yr jail for filing false dowry cases

Parliament last night passed the Dowry Prohibition Bill, 2018, with a provision for punishment of individuals for filing false cases.

State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Meher Afroze placed the bill in the House and it was passed in a voice vote. The proposed law replaces the dowry prevention law of 1980.

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A person could be sentenced to five years' imprisonment or fined Tk 50,000 or both for filing false cases, as per a provision of the new law.

Another provision specifies the fine for demanding or giving dowry. There was no specific financial penalty mentioned in the law.

According to the provision, if a person demands or gives dowry, he or she could be punished with one to five years' imprisonment or a fine up to Tk 50,000 or both.