Formal scrutiny of 133 ordinances issued during the interim government’s tenure begins today (24 March), with the first meeting of a special parliamentary committee scheduled to be held at 11am.
The meeting will take place in the Cabinet Room of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban and will be chaired by BNP Vice Chairman and Member of Parliament Advocate Zainul Abedin, who heads the 14-member committee.
The committee was formed to examine the ordinances placed in Parliament during the ongoing session.
Other members of the committee include Prime Minister’s Adviser Mirza Abbas Uddin Ahmed, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni, Law Minister Asaduzzaman Asad, BNP lawmakers M Osman Farrukh, AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon, Abdul Bari and Muhammad Nawshad Zamir, as well as Jamaat-e-Islami lawmakers Mujibur Rahman, Rafiqul Islam Khan and GM Nazrul Islam.
On 15 March, Law Minister Asaduzzaman Asad proposed in Parliament that the ordinances be sent to the special committee for scrutiny. The session was presided over by Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed.
“I have presented 133 ordinances in Parliament. A special committee was formed during the meeting of the first session. I request that these ordinances be sent to the committee for scrutiny and that the committee submit its report by 2 April,” the law minister said.
The proposal was adopted through a voice vote, and the ordinances were subsequently referred to the committee.
The list includes amendments to laws related to Bangladesh Bank, zila parishads, upazila parishads, city corporations and municipalities, as well as changes concerning the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission, Special Security Force and the repeal of security provisions for family members of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
It also includes ordinances related to public service, the Bangladesh Public Service Commission, public procurement, banking, Grameen Bank, voter lists, local government, delimitation of parliamentary constituencies, the Representation of the People Order, civil courts, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the International Crimes Tribunal.
Two ordinances related to the July Uprising – the July Uprising Memorial Fund Ordinance, 2025, and the July Uprising (Protection and Determination of Liability) Ordinance, 2026 – are also on the agenda.
Additional ordinances cover areas such as microfinance banks, private export processing zones, gas, the Cumilla and Narayanganj development authorities, negotiable instruments, the Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation and the Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation.
The committee has been asked to submit its report by 2 April.
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