Bangladesh, Nov. 22 -- The customs authorities are now empowered to halt the products imported or exported, violating the Intellectual Property Rights, or IPR.
According to the provisions of new rules, customs officials will be able to halt the import and export of products and seize or demolish those if the violation of IPR is proved.
Customs officials could stop the release of the products if they are convinced about the violation through their own investigation or after the application from IP rights holders.
The National Board of Revenue, or NBR, issued the regulation titled 'Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement (import and export) Rules-2019,' through a gazette published on November 19, 2019.
The rules will help prevent the ent...