Cabinet clears 20 ordinances
The cabinet yesterday okayed 20 ordinances for transformation into bills, including the proposed Right to Information Ordinance 2009 and Upazila Parishad (Amendment) Ordinance 2009 for making them into laws.
It also sent back the proposed Grameen Bank (Amendment) Ordinance 2009 and the Criminal Law Amendment (Amendment) Ordinance 2009 to the ministries concerned for further scrutiny.
The other 18 bills are Bangladesh Shilpa Bank (Amendment), The President's (Remuneration and Privileges) (Amendment), Islamic University (Amendment), Supreme Court Judges (Remuneration and Privileges) (Amendment), Bangladesh Laws (Revised and Declaration) (Amendment), National Human Rights 2009, Gram Sarkar (Repeal), Local Government (City Corporation), Local Government (Pourasava), The National Board of Revenue (Amendment), Consumers' Rights Protection, Bangladesh Biman Corporation (Amendment), Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (Amendment) 2009, Dhaka Electricity Supply Authority (Amendment) 2009, Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) 2009, Mobile Court 2009, Government Finance and Budget Management 2009 and Bangladesh Flag Vessel Protection (Amendment) 2009.
"The Right to Information Ordinance has been given final approval with a slight change," the premier's Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad told journalists after the cabinet meeting presided over by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the cabinet division's conference room in the secretariat.
A special parliamentary committee, headed by AKM Rahmatullah MP, earlier recommended making 54 out of 122 ordinances promulgated just before and during the tenure of the last caretaker government into laws. The ordinances require the cabinet's approval before they are tabled as bills in parliament.
At the regular cabinet meeting, Sheikh Hasina again asked the authorities concerned to make sure that the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh play its role effectively in keeping the prices of essentials stable through sufficient import.
The energy secretary told the meeting that 170 MW of electricity had been added to the national grid since the new government took office. Besides, 700 MW more would be added to the grid by June this year.
"The prime minister also asked the authorities concerned to ensure electricity supply to farmers for irrigation," added Azad.
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