Bangladesh Readies CW Treaty Law

Bangladesh is set to pass internal measures required by the Chemical Weapons Convention, which it signed more than a decade ago, the Press Trust of India reported yesterday (see GSN, July 6).

Bangladesh signed the treaty in 1993 and ratified it in 1997, even though it was not known to possess weapons banned under the pact.  The treaty requires signatories to implement its provisions through domestic legislation, PTI reported. 

A final draft of that legislation, the Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act of 2004, is being prepared.  It outlines Dhaka’s policy regarding chemical weapons proliferation, sets out rules intended to prevent proliferation, and requires industrial importers and users of certain chemicals to register with the government

Attorney Moudud Ahmed convened a committee to write the Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act in 2001.  The group produced a draft in March 2003 that was not approved (Press Trust of India, July 8).

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