Introduce death penalty for adulteration
At present, the actual type of adulteration, as well as the number of adulterated items (used in a wider sense) in Bangladesh are unknown to ordinary people. Further, the quantity and the quality (in terms of say, degrees of adulteration) of adulterated items imported by the country - whether consciously or otherwise - are currently beyond the knowledge of the people. Factors such as: the role of the country's law enforcers and others in unearthing and dealing with relevant cases of adulteration and adulterated items in recent times; and the media projection (print, electronic) of those cases as applicable have been instrumental in opening up the eyes of public when it comes to behind the scene faces of adulterated fruits, adulterated medicines, adulterated fishes, spurious engineering materials and so on.
The production or the marketing or the consumption or the use (or any combination of them) of adulterated items has known outcomes, as well as ramifications of various types, magnitudes and durations - among other things.
Adulteration is inter alia a crime against humanity and a crime against other living-beings because it, if unchecked, has the capacity and capability to cause colossal damage to not only the present generation of humans and other living beings but the future generation or generations of humans and other living beings - in qualitative, quantitative and other terms - relative to time, space and other variables.
Adulteration must be eliminated from affected societies to at least an acceptable extent as soon as possible. It is, among other things, a great threat to human survival or continuity or both. Member states of UN, WTO, INTERPOL, civil society, and others should explore the possibility of introducing appropriate legal instruments including a legal framework - if such things do exist, then they should undergo a BMR (balancing, modernization and rehabilitation) exercise - for dealing with the crime, the accused, the victims and others related with the crime at local, global and other levels - in a tough and effective manner.
The time is ripe now for Bangladesh and other countries to examine the feasibility of introducing death penalty as the maximum punishment for adulteration in not too distant a future. Further, efforts towards enhancement and strengthening of for example, product (used in a wider sense) testing and certification regimes at local and other levels should be geared up.
Let us work towards that with a strong commitment and determination.
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