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FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2023
Bill passed approving Tk1.4cr compensation for air passenger’s death

Aviation

UNB
17 November, 2020, 08:20 pm
Last modified: 17 November, 2020, 08:53 pm

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Bill passed approving Tk1.4cr compensation for air passenger’s death

If the bill is transformed into a law, it will also help ensure proper compensation for the injuries of air passengers, damages of baggage or cargo goods in the line with the Montreal Convention 1999

UNB
17 November, 2020, 08:20 pm
Last modified: 17 November, 2020, 08:53 pm
Representational Image. Photo: Collected
Representational Image. Photo: Collected
The Air Transport (Montreal Convention 1999) Bill 2020 was passed in Parliament on Tuesday to pave the way for an air passenger to get some US$ 160,000 (Tk 1.4 crore) as compensation in case of death.
 
State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md. Mahbub Ali moved the Bill in the House and it was passed by voice vote.
 
If the bill is transformed into a law, it will also help ensure proper compensation for the injuries of air passengers, damages of baggage or cargo goods in the line with the Montreal Convention 1999.
 
Bangladesh is a signatory to the Montreal Convention which deals with the passengers' rights and compensation, but it was not transformed into any law in Bangladesh.
 
Since there is no law over the convention, Bangladesh does not get the benefits as prescribed in the Convention.
 
The bill, if enacted as law, will give protection to the air passengers.
 
Under the bill, passengers will get compensation for death and injuries, damages or delay of baggage and cargo goods.
 
Some USD 160,000 has been proposed as compensation for the death of a passenger, while USD 70 for damaging a kilogram of baggage materials and USD 27 for damaging a kilogram of cargo goods, the bill said.
 
According to the bill, the punishment for the violation of any provision of the bill by any airline would be maximum 10 years' jail or Tk 100 crore fine.

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