DHAKA, Mar 14, (V7N) – Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said Saturday that the issue of forming a Constitutional Reform Council may be discussed on the floor of Parliament, though it was not raised during the day’s meeting of the Business Advisory Committee.

Speaking to reporters after the meeting, the minister said the committee’s first sitting focused on the duration of the inaugural session, debate agendas, proposed bills, and time allocation for discussion on the President’s address. He said the House will adjourn on March 15, remain prorogued from March 16–28, and resume on March 29, with the session expected to continue through April.

Regarding ordinances issued during the interim government, Salahuddin said a special parliamentary committee was formed on Thursday to review them. The Law Minister will place the matter in Parliament before the ordinances are sent to the committee for scrutiny and later presented as reports.

Law Minister Asaduzzaman said discussions on the Constitutional Reform Council would take place in Parliament, adding that the House is the centre of all political deliberations.

Opposition Chief Whip Nahid Islam said the opposition would present its position during the debate on the President’s address, explaining why they walked out. He said the opposition leader would raise the issue of the Constitutional Reform Council at an appropriate time.

He added that since the referendum verdict favoured constitutional reforms, there had been expectations of a separate reform session alongside the parliamentary session. The opposition, he said, wants the current Parliament to be transformed into a Constitutional Reform Council as soon as possible.

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