By: Keerthi Mohan
Bangladesh’s cabinet has approved changes to its traffic law after students protest entered a ninth day over the death of two teenagers who were killed by a speeding bus in the capital city of Dhaka. The cabinet has approved changing the maximum jail time for rash driving deaths in the country from three years to five, reported Reuters. “As per the proposed law, an accused has to face five years of jail for negligent driving (leading to death),” said law minister Anisul Huq, adding that death sentence will be given to those who deliberately run over people. Protests demanding changes…
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