Civil Aviation Minister Rashed Khan Menon tabled the 'Civil Aviation Movement Bill 2017' in parliament on Wednesday.

It was later sent to the parliamentary standing committee on civil aviation and tourism ministry for vetting. The committee was given four weeks.

The Cabinet gave its final nod to the draft law on Feb 13. It approved the draft on principle on Feb 29 last year.

The penalties for different crimes related to aviation have been increased in the draft law.

The draft is an updated version of the 1960's 'The Civil Aviation Ordinance'.

Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam told reporters after the meeting.

According to the draft, any action disrupting smooth operation of aircraft and jeopardising people's lives will be considered a crime.

The penalty for such action is death and a fine of Tk 50 million.

Anyone breaching the 'Air Navigation Order' (license for operating aircraft) will be awarded five-year jail term or Tk 10 million fine or both.

For misusing the light signals, which is considered a serious crime, the penalty is life sentence or fine of Tk 50 million or both.

For carrying dangerous items in flights, the penalty is jail for seven years and a fine of Tk 5 million.

The law defines 'dangerous items' as any object that is hazardous to health, property and environment.

The items flagged by the International Civil Aviation as 'dangerous' fall in this category.

The proposed law imposes seven-year prison term and Tk 5 million fine for entering Bangladesh's airspace illegally.