BSS, Dhaka
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed yesterday said out of the total 122 ordinances promulgated by the immediate past caretaker government, 45 of them would be placed in the first phase during the first session of the Ninth parliament for enacting laws.
“The issue to make some ordinances laws will be decided through discussion in parliament. There will be no problem if some other ordinances are not enacted as laws in parliament,” he said replying to a question at the regular weekly briefing at his secretariat office.
As per the rule, the minister said, all these ordinances should be placed in the first session of parliament and those needed to be enacted as laws with consideration of Jatiya Sangsad will be placed in the house again as bills. “But parliament would consider everything,” he hoped.
Barrister Shafique Ahmed said the expert committee constituted earlier to scrutinise and examine these ordinances has already suggested recommendations in this regard putting them into three categories. The first category contains the ordinances especially related to election and financial issues, which should be enacted as laws at this moment. The second category ordinances should be discussed in parliament for take decision on them while the third category ordinances are not required to be enacted.
Replying to another question on his meeting with Chairman of the Truth and Accountability Commission (TAC) Justice Habibur Rahman Khan, the law minister said the TAC chief called on him to inform about success of the commission.
“A total of 452 persons were acquitted from allegations brought against them as they sought mercy from the commission and a total of Taka 34 crore was realised from them during its working period,” the minister said.
On another query, Barrister Shafique Ahmed said the ordinance on Truth and Accountability Commission is now pending in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court.
“It would not be wise to comment on this issue, which is pending in the Appellate Division,” he said adding that there is no effectiveness of the commission anymore as the tenure of the ordinance has already expired.
Speaking about the VIPs accused in various cases, he said the judiciary as well as the judges are totally independent and the laws will take their own courses. “We believe in the rule of law as the future of the democracy depends on it,” he said.
Emphasising the need for introducing proper trial management system to ensure easy and timely justice, the law minister said it would ensure the justice seekers less time in the process of disposing of their cases. “They will no more wait for years and spend money unnecessarily, if this system is introduced,” he said.
On curbing militancy and extremism, Barrister Shafique Ahmed said the Ministry of Home Affairs has already directed the law enforcing agencies to take proper measures in this regard. The law enforcers are active in this regard, he added.
Earlier, Election Commissioner Md Sohul Hossain called on the Law Minister.
Courtesy: nation.ittefaq.com
