Countrywide chemical metrology service soon
Parliament yesterday passed a bill aimed at forming Bangladesh Reference Institute for Chemical Measurements to provide chemical metrology service across the country.
There will be no need to go abroad for chemical tests after setting up the institute. Rather any other country will be able to test chemicals from Bangladesh.
Science and Technology Affairs Minister Architect Yeafesh Osman placed the Bill titled "The Bangladesh Reference Institute for Chemical Measurements (BRICM)", passed by voice vote.
According to the bill, the institute will facilitate the Designated Reference Institute for Chemical Measurements to smoothly conduct tests of its chemical activities by maintaining the ISO standards.
For chemical measurement, DRiCM was introduced on June 10, 2012 under the Bangladesh Science and Industry Research Council.
With the new law, this old institute will go under the jurisdiction of the Science and Technology Ministry.
Meanwhile, "Bangladesh Engineering Research Council Bill 2020" was passed at Jatiya Sangsad yesterday, which was placed by Yeafesh Osman.
According to the proposed legislature, a 10-member governing body, headed by a chairman, will run the research council. The chairman will also be the chief executive officer.
Besides, there will be a 45-member advisory body, headed by the science and technology minister, for the research council. There will also be a six-member expert panel where internationally reputed Bangladeshis or expatriate Bangladeshi scientists, engineers, professionals, industrial entrepreneurs or educationists will be incorporated.
The JS also passed "Gazipur Unnayan Kartripakkha Bill 2020" amid harsh protest by the opposition lawmakers, concerning mismanagement among other development agencies including the city corporation with the newly formed authority.
State Minister for Housing and Public Works Sharif Ahmed placed the bill.
The opposition members argued that formation of a separate body under a new law will not be helpful for people as it is widely believed that the formation of a separate entity with the name of Gazipur Development Authority, which is 56.32km away from the city, would cause huge wastage of the government exchequer.
The state minister, however, said the proposed authority with an area of 1741.53sq km, will help build a modern city and ensure the planned development.
Fakhrul Imam of Mymensingh-8 said endorsement of the law will weaken the local government authority.
Another JP MP Pir Fazlur Rahman of Sunamganj-4 said coordination between Gazipur City Corporation and the newly formed body is not at all clear in the bill.
JP MP Shameem Haider Patwary of Gaibandha-1, BNP MP Rumeen Farhana, and other opposition lawmakers including Kazi Feroz Rashid of Dhaka-6, Mujibul Haque Chunnu of Kishorganj-3 and BNP lawmaker Harunur Rashid of Chapainawabganj-3 also spoke on the issue.
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