Private member's bill placed in parliament
A private member's bill was placed in parliament yesterday proposing to enact a law to ensure maintenance of parents by their sons and daughters.
The proposed legislation also has a provision for punishment for negligence of duties to the parents.
Jatiya Party lawmaker Mujib-ul-Haque placed the bill, which was sent to the parliamentary standing committee on the private members' bills and resolutions for scrutiny and place report in parliament.
The provisions of the bill said son and or daughter cannot force their parents to live in a separate place or old home; rather they will have to live together with their parents at the same place to ensure their parents' maintenance.
If the parents live separate place instead of living together, the son and daughter should visit the parents regularly and in this case they have to pay at least 10 percent of their monthly or annual income to the parents, said a provision of the bill.
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