Parliament repeals three SC appointment ordinances amid opposition protests
The newly passed bills repeal three ordinances issued earlier by the interim government.
Parliament has passed two bills repealing three ordinances related to the appointment of Supreme Court judges and the Supreme Court Secretariat, amid strong objections from opposition lawmakers.
The bills – the Supreme Court Judges Appointment (Repeal) Bill, 2026 and the Supreme Court Secretariat (Repeal) Bill, 2026 – were placed before the Jatiya Sangsad by Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman during today's (9 April) session.
The sitting was chaired by Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed.
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The newly passed bills repeal three ordinances issued earlier by the interim government – the Supreme Court Judges Appointment Ordinance, 2025, the Supreme Court Secretariat Ordinance, 2025, and the Supreme Court Secretariat (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026.
A special parliamentary committee formed to review 133 ordinances promulgated during the interim administration had recommended repealing four of them, including the three related to the Supreme Court.
The committee also recommended scrapping the Jatiya Sangsad Secretariat (Interim Special Provisions) Ordinance, 2024.
Opposition lawmakers objected to the move during the parliamentary debate. Opposition MP Akhtar Hossain raised concerns about the decision to repeal the ordinance governing the appointment of Supreme Court judges, saying the step was questionable.
Earlier in the session, the law minister also introduced a bill to repeal the National Human Rights Commission (Amendment) Ordinance, 2024 and restore the provisions of the National Human Rights Commission Act, 2009. That proposal was opposed by MP Hasnat Abdullah.
Amid the objections, lawmakers from the ruling party voted in favour of the repeal, enabling the bills to pass in parliament.
During the 12th sitting of the first session of the 13th parliament, a total of 12 bills were passed before the lunch break. These bills were presented by the respective ministers or state ministers.
Several of the bills approved by parliament retain provisions introduced under interim government ordinances, including amendments to laws governing the National Sports Council, Bangabandhu Sports Welfare Foundation, Sheikh Hasina National Youth Development Institute, Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission, public procurement, overseas employment and migration, Bangladesh Labour law, local government (Union Parishad), and legal aid services.
