Awami League lawmaker Suranjit Sengupta said yesterday that those who severed tendons of people and pursued politics with arms, their politics should be banned in the country.
A parliamentary watchdog has returned a bill, aimed at stopping harassment of journalists for writing defamatory pieces, to the law ministry for further clarification. The parliamentary standing committee on Law Ministry at a meeting Sunday night sought clarification from the ministry on the bill to revoke warrant orders against journalists and writers.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday in Parliament admonished Awami League advisory council member Suranjit Sengupta who earlier termed some Members of Parliament as the PM's personal staff. Suranjit, during the PM's question-answer hour, said he was afraid if he would be able to place his supplementary question as the prime minister was replying to questions by her personal staffs.
In response to the argument made by veteran Awami League parliamentarian Suranjit Sengupta's that the restoration of the 1972 constitution was necessary to fulfil the people's cherished dream at a discussion, seasoned BNP parliamentarian Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury mockingly suggested that AL should restore the 72 constitution incorporating the 4th amendments through which one party rule was introduced in the country.
The Jatiya Sangsad speaker, Abdul Hamid, on Monday asked the government to come up with a statement in the parliament on the reported connection with extremists of the last military secretary of the president as early as possible. ‘This is a serious point that has been raised on the parliament’s floor. The government should probe the matter seriously and inform the parliament of its findings as soon as possible,’ the speaker told the MPs after issuing a ruling on a point raised by Suranjit Sengupta, senior lawmaker of the Awami League.
Veteran Awami League (AL) leader Suranjit Sengupta yesterday said the much-talked-about Abdul Jalil issue should not be continued further as the latter has sought apology for his statements.
A parliamentary watchdog chief has termed prime minister's advisor H T Imam's comments on the summons "indecent and irrelevant"and said the committee was only doing its constitutional duties by asking three high officials to appear before the panel.
Ruling Awami League MP Suranjit Sengupta has proposed inclusion of the provision of 'right to recall' in the constitution to prevent opposition MPs from being absent from the parliament. The system will allow the electorate to call back MPs on their failure to deliver.
Veteran Awami League lawmaker Suranjit Sengupta today suggested that the existing system for seat allocation in the parliament's assembly hall be scrapped and the seats kept open for all.
Suranjit Sengupta, chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on law ministry, has said that Awami League general secretary Abdul Jalil criticism of the prime minister's advisers should be taken 'positively'
