Expert body finalises recommendations
The expert committee, formed to review the ordinances promulgated by the military-backed caretaker government (CG), has finalised its recommendations to be placed at the cabinet meeting.
"The ordinances have been divided into three categories, some are to be placed as bill, some are to be discussed whether to be accepted or not and the rests will be left to be repealed," said Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed yesterday.
"But all of them will have to be placed in parliament," he said.
" The cabinet will take the formal decision on the committee's recommendations," said the minister at a briefing at the ministry conference room after the committee meeting.
"We have reviewed a total of 122 ordinances and all the members unanimously made the recommendations," he added.
According to the constitution, all the ordinances have to be placed at the first session of parliament. If the bills are not ratified in parliament, the ordinances will be automatically repealed.
When asked whether the ordinaces are going to be placed at the cabinet meeting to be held today, the minister said, “ Not necessary."
Senior lawyers Barrister Rafique-ul Huq, Advocate Mahmudul Islam, Dr M Zahir, Barrister Azmalul Hossain and Dr Tawfiq Newaz¸ Attorney General Mahbubey Alam, Barrister Sheikh Fazle Nur Taposh attended the meeting with the law minister in the chair.
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