10 parliamentary committees formed, none chaired by opposition MPs
None of the 10 newly announced committees has an opposition lawmaker as its chairperson.
Ten more parliamentary standing committees on different ministries were formed in Parliament today (6 September), while another committee was reconstituted, taking the total number of committees formed so far in the 13th Parliament to 36.
Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni placed separate proposals for the formation and reconstitution of the committees before the House at the end of today's (6 September) sitting.
The proposals were subsequently approved by voice votes.
Keep updated, follow The Business Standard's Google news channel
Of the 50 parliamentary committees in the current Parliament, 39 are ministry-related standing committees and 11 are related to Parliament itself.
With today's formation of 10 more committees, a total of 36 committees have been constituted, including 30 ministry-related standing committees.
None of the 10 newly announced committees has an opposition lawmaker as its chairperson.
The parliamentary committee on agriculture ministry was reconstituted, making Md. Shahadat Hossain (Laxmipur-1) as its chairman instead of Goyasawar Chandra Roy (Dhaka-3).
The ten newly constituted committees include the parliamentary standing committee on disaster management and relief ministry, headed by Munshi Rafiqul Alam (Feni-1); the parliamentary committee on local government, rural development and cooperatives ministry, headed by AKM Selim Reza Habib (Pabna-2); the parliamentary committee on Labour and Employment Ministry, headed by Md. Shamsur Rahman Simul Biswas (Pabna-5); the parliamentary committee on food ministry, headed by Abdus Salam Pintu (Tangail-2); the parliamentary committee on youth and sports ministry, headed by Md Abul Khair Bhuiyan (Laxmipur-2); and the parliamentary committee on shipping ministry, headed by Zainul Abdin Farroque (Naokhali-2).
The other newly constituted bodies are the parliamentary committee on fisheries and livestock ministry, headed by Khairul Kabir Khokon (Narsingdi-1); the parliamentary committee on primary and mass education ministry, headed by Mahmuda Habib (Women Seat-13); the parliamentary committee on cultural affairs ministry, headed by Md. Barkat Ullah Bulu (Naokhali-3); and the parliamentary committee on Chittagong Hill Tracts Ministry, headed by Abdul Wadud Bhuiyan (Khagrachhari).
