The parliament on Friday passed 20 bills till afternoon's sitting, including 10 bills in the morning session, aimed at converting the ordinances promulgated during the interim government into laws.
The bills were passed unanimously on the 13th day of the first session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad, as no amendment proposals were placed on those bills clause by clause, resulting in no discussion in the House.
The relevant ministers placed and moved the bills and those were later passed by voice votes.
Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, presided over the sitting followed by Deputy Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal.
Out of the 133 ordinances issued during the interim government, the parliamentary special committee recommended approval to 98 bills in their original form and 15 in amended form.
The special committee, formed to review the 133 ordinances issued during the interim government's tenure, placed its report in the House on April 02 last.
Out of the remaining 20 ordinances, the special committee recommended repealing four ordinances while bringing back 16 new bills through a strengthened form.
The special committee had recommended passing the 20 bills adopted in the morning sitting and afternoon sitting without any changes.
Among the bills passed, Housing and Public Works Minister Zakaria Taher placed the Narayanganj Development Authority Bill, 2026, Barishal Development Authority Bill, 2026, Mymensingh Development Authority Bill, 2026, Cumilla Development Authority Bill, 2026, and Rangpur Development Authority Bill, 2026, which were passed unanimously.
Cultural Affairs Minister Nitai Roy Chowdhury placed the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which was also passed unanimously.
Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo placed the Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation Bill, 2026, and Wildlife Conservation and Protection Bill, 2026 which were passed unanimously.
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury placed the Deposit Protection Bill, 2026, Excises and Salt Bill, 2026, and Value Added Tax and Supplementary Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2026, Grameen Bank (Amendment) Bill, 2026, and Bangladesh Bank (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which were passed unanimously.
Education Minister A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milon moved the Dhaka Central University Bill, 2026 and the University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026.
Posts and Telecommunications Minister Fakir Mahbub Anam moved the National Data Management Bill, 2026 and the Cyber Security Bill, 2026.
Women and Children Affairs Minister A Z M Zahid Hossain moved the Women and Children Repression Prevention (Amendment) Bill, 2026.
Liberation War Affairs Minister Ahmed Azam Khan moved the Welfare and Rehabilitation of Families of Martyrs and July Fighters of the July Uprising Bill, 2026.
In addition, on behalf of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed moved the Maheshkhali Integrated Development Authority Bill, 2026, which was also passed unanimously by voice vote.
Meanwhile, the Opposition in parliament has staged a walkout, accusing the government of breaching a prior agreement reached by a special committee and questioning the neutrality of the speaker during proceedings.
Members of the Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance, headed by Leader of the Opposition Shafiqur Rahman, left the chamber at around 7:37pm.
The Opposition alleged that a consensus reached by a parliamentary special committee on ordinances issued during the interim government period had not been honoured.
They specifically pointed to the July Uprising Memorial Museum Bill, 2026, saying that despite a recommendation for its passage without changes, three amendments were introduced to Section 8 before it was passed.
The issue triggered a prolonged exchange of arguments in the House involving the government and Opposition benches, the chief whip, law minister, home minister, and the speaker.
The Opposition said the changes violated the committee agreement and amounted to a "breach of trust" by the government.
