Staff Reporter:
An orientation program titled “Constitution, Rules of Procedure and Parliamentary Affairs” for Mem-bers of Parliament (MPs) was held yesterday at the oath room of the Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad Secre-tariat.
The program was presided over by Speaker of the Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, MP, while Secretary of the Jatiya Sangsad Secretariat Barrister Md Golam Sarwar Bhuiyan de-livered the welcome address.
Deputy Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal, MP, Chief Whip Md Nurul Islam Moni, MP, Leader of the Opposition Dr Md Shafiqur Rahman, MP, UNDP Resident Representative Stefan Liller and Swiss Am-bassador Reto Renggli addressed the program as special guests.
Speaking on the occasion, Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, said the 13th Jatiya Sangsad has been working to fulfill people’s expectations in the country’s renewed democratic journey. He said MPs represent the people to ensure accountable system of governance and uphold public trust.
The two-day orientation course’s first group included MPs elected from parliamentary constituencies ranging from Panchagarh-1 to Barguna-1, Patuakhali-1 to Bhola-2, Bhola-4 to Mymensingh-5, as well as women MPs elected to reserved seats from Women Seat-1 to Women Seat-24.
