Constituent assembly order promulgated
MARCH 23, 1972
CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY OF BANGLADESH ORDER, 1972
The president of the People's Republic of Bangladesh today promulgates "The Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh Order, 1972". The Order comes into force at once and shall be deemed to have come into force from March 26, 1971. The Order provides that the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh shall consist of the elected representatives of the people of Bangladesh who returned to the National and Provincial Assembly seats in the elections held between December 7, 1970 and March 1, 1971.
The Order also provides for holding by-elections in the vacant seats. There will be one Speaker and one Deputy Speaker to be chosen by the members of the Constituent Assembly from amongst themselves.
According to the Order, a member of the Assembly may resign his seat by a notice addressed to the Speaker. And if a member remains absent from the Assembly without leave for 60 consecutive sitting days, his seat shall become vacant.
CURB ON FLOOR CROSSING BY PARLIAMENT MEMBERS
Crossing of floor by a member of the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh has been prohibited by an order promulgated by the president today. A member of the Constituent Assembly who has been elected on the ticket of a political organisation will cease to be a member upon his resignation or expulsion from that party, adds the Order entitled Bangladesh Constituent Assembly Members (Cessation of Membership) Order, 1972.
PM'S 'MEET THE PEOPLE' SCHEDULE
Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will henceforth meet the citizens on Friday and Sunday at Ganobhaban to hear grievances of the people, according to the PM's secretariat.
PARLIAMENT MEMBERS WILL DRAW 500TK A MONTH
A member of the Bangladesh Constituent Assembly shall draw Tk 500 per month as salary, according the president's Order entitled "The Members of the Constituent Assembly (Salaries and Allowances) Order 1972". Besides that, members of the Constituent Assembly will enjoy first-class travel facilities from their residence to the place of the session of the Assembly. Each member shall be given Tk 40 as daily allowance and Tk 10 as conveyance for each day during any period of stay on duty. A member, his spouse and his dependent children shall be entitled to the same medical facilities enjoyed by Class-1 gazette officers. Every member of the Constituent Assembly shall get a telephone at his residence at government expense.
SOVIET UNION WILL SUPPLY 50 LOCOMOTIVES
The Soviet Union will give 50 diesel-driven locomotives to Bangladesh. This is disclosed by the Soviet Ambassador to Bangladesh Valentin Popov following his discussion with Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at his official residence today.
SOURCES: March 24, 1972 issues of Dainik Bangla, The Daily Ittefaq, Azad, Morning News, The Bangladesh Observer and Purbodesh.
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