The budget session of Parliament began on Monday, with Opposition members, led by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Khaleda Zia, attending it after their long absence of 83 working days. But much of the euphoria over their return subsided after the Opposition lawmakers walked out of the session within two hours of joining. Earlier, the ... Read more
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Moudud leads oppn walkout
Opposition lawmakers on Monday briefly joined the budget session of the parliament after an 83-day boycott and then staged a walkout protesting a ban on political rallies in the capital. The walkout was led by senior lawmaker of opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Moudud Ahmed, who rose on a point of order and lashed out ... Read more
BNP set to return to House, not to move bill on CG
After a long gap of one and a half year, the main opposition BNP is all set to return to the parliament in the ensuing budget session of the 9th parliament scheduled to start on June 3 (Monday). Its return to the parliament will also coincide with speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhuryâs debut as Speaker ... Read more