GM Quader said, “We cannot consider the ruling party as a political party. Awami League has now lost its political character. A political party will have a pro-people program and ideology, which is not present in the Awami League. “They are now trying to replace the republic with monarchy, totalitarianism or dictatorship.” The JPA president…
Introducing the bill, the Finance Minister said that according to the proposed law, non-resident individuals or foreign companies who will invest in Bangladesh can open offshore bank accounts. “Offshore banking requires a license from Bangladesh Bank,” he said. Offshore banking operations can be conducted with five currencies – the US dollar, pound, euro, Japanese yen…
Of the 300 seats in the assembly, women's seats are distributed among parties or coalitions in proportion to the number of seats won. With the support of 62 independent MPs and two seats of the 14-party alliance, the ruling Awami League got 48 seats, while the Jatiya Party got two reserved seats. In the 12th…
prothom hello , How does Parliament ensure accountability of the government? Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury:First of all, these are questions and answers. Members of Parliament can ask questions directly to the Honorable Ministers. Ministers are forced to answer to the Members of Parliament. And they cannot give any answer which they will not be able to…
Mujibul Haq remarked that the peaceful life of people across the country, especially in the capital city, requires “stringent action” against those involved, whether from the ruling party or the police force. He drew the attention of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan to hatch a plan and arrest him. Later, Khasru…
The Awami League MLA, elected from Sylhet-1 constituency, said this while speaking on his notice in Parliament to draw attention to important public issues. According to Section 71 of the Rules of Procedure of Parliament, the concerned MPs are given two minutes to discuss the issue. In his speech, Abdul Momen, immediate past foreign minister,…
Highlighting the social context of the country at present, he said that Bangladesh’s annual exports have increased almost four times and currently stand at US$ 55.56 billion. The allocation for social security programs has steadily increased to Tk 126,272 crore for about 106.1 million beneficiaries in the current financial year. With the aim of inclusive…
Later, newly elected Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhary took oath in the Speaker’s Chamber of the Jatiya Sangsad. President Mohammad Shahabuddin administered the oath. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was present at the ceremony. Among others, the President’s wife Rebecca Sultana was also present during the swearing-in ceremony.
12th Parliament: PM Hanna asks independent MPs to make JS effective
Jatiya Party co-chairman and Chattogram-5 constituency MLA Anisul Islam Mahmood has been made the deputy leader of the opposition in Parliament. Awami League has formed the government for the fourth consecutive time by winning the 12th Parliament elections. The party won 223 seats out of 300, while the Jatiya Party won 11 seats. Independent candidates…
If an individual MP chooses not to join any political party or alliance within this specified period, the Election Commission will list them separately under the ‘Non-Party Member List’. Subsequently, consideration will be given to forming a ‘non-partisan alliance’ with these listed members, and reserved seats for independent MPs will be allocated within this alliance.…
The Jatiya Party has relieved its co-president Qazi Firoz Rashid and presidium member Sunil Shuvo Roy from party posts. The development was made public through a press release sent to the media by the Jatiya Party headquarters on Friday afternoon. The release said Jatiya Party President Ghulam Muhammad Qadir took the decision under the power…
Speaker Shirin Sharmin Choudhary administered the oath to him at Jatiya Sansad Bhawan at 12 noon. Many top leaders of the party say that the election was not fair. This was a government-controlled election. The results were already decided. Again, many believe that the understanding regarding seat sharing between Awami League and JPA was not…
However, till yesterday i.e. Thursday, the independent members of Parliament have not discussed this issue among themselves. And if the independents do not unite in one group then the opposition of 11th The national parliament, the Jatiya Party, will again be the main opposition. In that case, the party president and deputy leader of the…
According to the election results, JAPA President GM Quader, General Secretary Mujibul Haq, Co-President Anisul Islam Mahmood and ABM Ruhul Amin Havaldar emerged victorious in their respective constituencies in Rangpur, Kishoreganj, Chattogram and Patuakhali. Apart from the four senior leaders, JAPA Presidium member Masood Uddin Chaudhary has been elected from Feni-3, Hafiz Uddin Ahmed from…