On 30th December 2019, the Cabinet of People’s Republic of Bangladesh approved in principle, the draft of “The Marine Fisheries Act, 2019,” keeping a three year jail term and Tk5 crore as the highest penalty for foreign vessels for fishing in Bangladeshi territory. The approval was given in the weekly Cabinet meeting, with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. The cabinet gave its final nod to “The Marine Fisheries Act, 2019” keeping many penal provisions of punishment for violation of the law in fishing in Bangladesh territory both by local and foreign vessels. The cabinet also proposed incorporating the provision of mobile court operation to stop breaching the law. The draft law was approved to replace “The Marine Fisheries Ordinance, 1983” as part of the move to make the ordinances promulgated during the military rule into laws and translate those into Bangla in accordance with the High Court. Nine very important and specific matters such as how vessels will be look like, getting license in every two years, how the commercial trawlers will be imported have been included in the law. The cabinet suggested issuing license for the vessels in every two years instead of the existing provision of one year as well.