Awami League MP Saber Hossain Chowdhury has initiated a bill to oversee conduct of members of parliament and prevent abuse of authority. The Members of Parliament Conduct Bill 2010, tabled in parliament Thursday, proposes that MPs will no longer be able to receive gifts worth above Tk 5,000. The private member's bill, if passed into law, says MPs will be accountable "to their conscience and to avoid conflict of interests".
A ruling Awami League MP on Tuesday sued Bangla newspapers Prothom Alo, Jugantor, Shamakal and Manabjamin for Tk 100 crore in damages for running reports that 'defamed him'. Golam Mowla Ronnie, MP for Pathuakhaliu-3, filed the case with a Dhaka court. The third joint district judge S M Saiful Islam heard him and ordered the accused to cite the reasons in three weeks.
Joynal Hazari, a former Awami League MP, was today set free from Feni jail following the High Court granted bail in an arms case in which was awarded life imprisonment six years ago. Once a dreaded godfather of terrorists' and expelled from Awami League, Joynal Hazari was set free at about 11 am.
Ruling Awami League MP for Jhenaidah-3 Shafiqul Azam Khan will be asked to explain why he would not be stripped of parliament membership for running election while holding a public office of profit, the Election Commission chief says. "We are considering serving a show-cause notice on him," ATM Shamsul Huda told today.
