Bangladesh’s 2023 Medicines andCosmeticsThe bill is an important initiative in the country in recent years to regulate the drug and cosmetic market and strive to reorganize and regulate the drug and cosmetic market to safeguard the health and interests of the people.

Bangladeshs parliament successfully passed the 2023 Drug and Cosmetics Act, originally called the 2022 Drug Act, the name change is not just a change of time, but also means an expansion of its regulatory scope.
Maleque was the proponent of the bill, which was successfully passed by oral vote.

More stringent regulations:The bill not only focuses on the import, export, production and sale of drugs, but also strengthens the punishment for related violations. For example, the unregistered production of drugs or the production of counterfeit drugs will face maximum life imprisonment and a fine of 1 million Tacas.

Management of cosmetics:In view of the spread of counterfeit and counterfeit cosmetics on the market, Bangladesh decided to incorporate cosmetics regulation into the scope of drug law.In addition, all companies involved in the manufacture, import, storage and sale of cosmetics must obtain new licenses from the government.

Monitoring of antibiotic abuse:The new law adds a monitoring mechanism for antibiotic abuse and will punish people who sell antibiotics without a doctor’s prescription with a fine of 20,000 takas.

Specialized courtsIn order to deal more effectively with cases of drug violations, the bill suggests that each district town set up a special court to deal with such cases.

The new bill significantly increases the punishment for violations, especially for the manufacture and sale of counterfeit drugs and counterfeit cosmetics.This will not only help purify the market and ensure consumer interests, but will also encourage formal to continue to provide high-quality products.