tin Khasru, Sahara Khatun, Shamsul Hoque Tuku, Abdul Mazid Khan, Talukder Mohammad Yunus, Ziaul Haque Mridha and Safura Begum attended the meeting with its chairman Suranjit Sengupta in the chair. “The committee finalised the report after scrutiny, and it will be placed before the House within a day or two,” committee chairman Surnajit Sengupta told reporters at a briefing held at the Parliament Secretariat shortly after the meeting. Opinions will not be taken from experts rather opinions will be taken when a law will be enacted in the process of removing judges after the passage of the bill, he added. Addressing the briefing, opposition lawmaker Mridha said that their party (Jatiya Party) would not oppose the amendment. “We have backtracked on our stance after discussion as the government’s move is correct. This amendment is necessary for an independent judiciary,” he said, adding that Jatiya Party won’t oppose the bill in the House. Emerging from the committee meeting, the law minister said that experts would not be invited for opinions about the amendment. “Opinions from experts will be taken when a law on removing judges will be enacted,” he said, adding that the law would be enacted within three months. When asked about a committee, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, to protect the independence of the judiciary, the minister said that everyone has the rights of freedom of expression. “They did not breach the law by forming the committee,” he further said. On Sunday, the law minister placed the bill before the House which sent it to the committee, asking them to submit a report after scrutiny within seven days.
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Report on 16th amendment bill finalised: Suranjit:Daily Sun
tin Khasru, Sahara Khatun, Shamsul Hoque Tuku, Abdul Mazid Khan, Talukder Mohammad Yunus, Ziaul Haque Mridha and Safura Begum attended the meeting with its chairman Suranjit Sengupta in the chair. “The committee finalised the report after scrutiny, and it will be placed before the House within a day or two,” committee chairman Surnajit Sengupta told reporters at a briefing held at the Parliament Secretariat shortly after the meeting. Opinions will not be taken from experts rather opinions will be taken when a law will be enacted in the process of removing judges after the passage of the bill, he added. Addressing the briefing, opposition lawmaker Mridha said that their party (Jatiya Party) would not oppose the amendment. “We have backtracked on our stance after discussion as the government’s move is correct. This amendment is necessary for an independent judiciary,” he said, adding that Jatiya Party won’t oppose the bill in the House. Emerging from the committee meeting, the law minister said that experts would not be invited for opinions about the amendment. “Opinions from experts will be taken when a law on removing judges will be enacted,” he said, adding that the law would be enacted within three months. When asked about a committee, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, to protect the independence of the judiciary, the minister said that everyone has the rights of freedom of expression. “They did not breach the law by forming the committee,” he further said. On Sunday, the law minister placed the bill before the House which sent it to the committee, asking them to submit a report after scrutiny within seven days.
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