The cabinet yesterday finally approved the drafts of the Export Promotion Bureau Act and Bangladesh Nuclear Energy Control (Amendment) Act on condition of vetting from the Law Ministry.
The approval was given in the regular cabinet meeting held at the secretariat yesterday with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.
Cabinet Secretary M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan told the media that the cabinet okayed The Export Promotion Bureau Law, 2014, subject to the vetting of the Law Ministry, with minor additions to the existing ordinance.
The drafts aimed to legitimate the existing ordinance.
Holding of four EPB Board meetings in a year instead of one per month is the new provision.
The provision also suggests inclusion of two new members –- one from the Environment and Forest Ministry and another from the ICT Ministry –- on the EPB Board.
The cabinet also gave the final nod to the draft of The Bangladesh Nuclear Energy Control (Amendment) Act 2014, relaxing qualifications for nominating chairman and members of the Nuclear Energy Control Authority.
An individual with 10 years working experience in nuclear sector would be considered eligible for the post of chairman.
To be a member of the Nuclear Energy Control Authority, one must be expert or qualified in electrical science.
