The Bangladesh cabinet on Monday approved a proposed amendment to current anti-terrorism legislation, which, if passed by parliament, will make the financing of terrorism punishable by death.
Under the existing law, financing terrorism carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
'The government has decided to amend the previous legislation to strengthen the country's legal framework to stop terrorism,' Abul Kalam Azad, the prime minister's spokesman, told a press conference after the cabinet meeting.
Parliament will discuss the proposed amendment in January, which will give greater power to Bangladesh Bank, the banking regulator, to freeze any accounts over suspicious transactions.
Under the current Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009, killing, possessing illegal arms and ammunition, abduction, creating panic and using Bangladesh to carry out terrorist activities in or outside the country, are punishable by death.
The government believes sources of terrorism funding need to stop through stringent provisions in the law, a Home Ministry official said.
Source: M & G
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