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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed frustration at the delay in the enactment of ordinances issued during the military rule that have yet to be enacted.
Of the 57 government ministries and departments, 59 ordinances of 20 ministries and departments have yet to become law. Of these, the largest number of ordinances, that is, 9 ordinances are pending in the Department of Internal Resources (NBR). Seven at the Ministry of Law. There are six stagnant ordinances in the Department of Public Security and the Ministry of Lands.
Last Monday, the report for the fourth quarter (October-December) of 2020 on the implementation of the decisions taken at the cabinet meeting was presented to the cabinet. The Prime Minister was annoyed at the slow pace of conversion of those ordinances into law.
To pass a law, one has to go through eight to ten steps at different stages. However, the state needs to make quick decisions most of the time. If the session of Parliament does not take place, after Cabinet approval, the ordinance is issued with the direct consent of the President. After that, within 30 days after the parliament session, the ordinance must become a law in the form of a bill in parliament. As there was no parliament during the military government, everything was approved in the form of ordinances. Later, when the democratic government arrived, those ordinances were not made law.
However, the military governments, in their democratic garb, brought the validity of several of their ordinances to parliament.
Several responsible sources present at the cabinet meeting said the prime minister had expressed his disgust at the discussion about the ordinance in the cabinet on Monday. The Prime Minister has expressed his displeasure at ministries and departments that are delaying the enactment of ordinances during the term of the military government. He has given strict instructions to make the remaining ordinances law by next June.
A source present at the meeting told Kaler Kanth that concerned ministries and departments have been informed about the prime minister’s discontent in the cabinet. Hopefully the job will be done soon.
A meeting has been called this week to make the remaining ordinances law, the secretariat said Tuesday.
According to the Legislative Department, the number of ordinances issued during the military regime was more than two hundred. In the case of the Fifth and Seventh Amendments to the Constitution, all works of the military government were declared illegal in the Superior Court. As a result, all ordinances issued during the military period were also canceled. However, the government took the initiative to legalize the necessary ordinances in the public interest by changing the law. He has been working on it for a long time. However, there was no time limit on how many days the law should be changed. It is expected to be completed soon, as the time is now set.
According to the information presented at the last cabinet meeting of the cabinet department, there are five in the health department, four in the department of legislative and parliamentary affairs among the remainder that will become law from the ordinance. There are two ordinances in the Department of Maritime Transportation, Religion, Secondary and Higher Education, Industry, Health Education and Family Welfare. An ordinance is left to the Ministry of Housing and Public Works, Department of Financial Institutions, Ministry of Public Administration, Department of Energy and Mineral Resources, Department of Posts and Telecommunications, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism. The Superior Court ordered that the ordinances promulgated under the powers of the military government from August 15, 1975 to April 9, 1969 and from November 11, 1972 to September 1962, be promulgated with the necessary modifications.
After a regular cabinet meeting on Monday, Cabinet Secretary Khandaker Anwarul Islam said the cabinet had decided to enact the ordinances by June by including them in each ministry.
According to cabinet sources, Cabinet Secretary Khandaker Anwarul Islam called a meeting with all the secretaries on February 20. The necessary instructions will be given after discussing in detail if there are any complications to make the existing ordinances law.
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