Staff Reporter:
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has asked BNP lawmakers from women reserved seats to prepare them-selves to play an effective role in the Jatiya Sangsad (JS).
The Premier gave the directive at a meeting with the women MPs at Cabinet Division at Banglaesh Sec-retariat esterday.
Tarique Rahman urged the MPs to develop themselves as competent lawmakers by having a clear under-standing of the Rules of Procedure of the JS.
He asked the lawmakers to remain cautious and responsible while delivering speeches in the parliament.
The prime minister further directed the MPs to stay vigilant so that no one can mislead the public through misinterpretation of religion. He also emphasized increasing engagement with people in their respective constituencies.
Tarique Rahman said the people had suffered from a kind of mental distress for 17 years and were una-ble to speak freely.
He added that after the BNP government came to power, people are now enjoying all kinds of democrat-ic rights.
During the meeting, the women MPs expressed their views on various issues, including parliamentary procedures, the current political situation, and implementation of the government’s electoral commit-ments.
All 36 BNP women MPs attended the meeting, and 17 of them spoke.
BNP Secretary General and LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, party’s Senior Joint Secretary General and Prime Minister’s Political and Agriculture Adviser Ruhul Kabir Rizvi were present. BNP have 36 seats out of total 50 reserved seats for women in JS.
