Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat

Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat
Formation1972
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Websitewww.parliament.gov.bd

Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat (বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় সংসদ সচিবালয়) is a Bangladesh government department responsible for managing and supporting the parliament and the legislative branch. It is located inside the parliament of Bangladesh.[1]

Parliament Secretariat is responsible for organizing the oath taking ceremony of members of parliament.[2] It provides information on activities of the parliament to the press through the Public Relation Department.[3][4] It allocates development and travel budgets to members of parliament.[5][6]

History

Speaker Mohammad Abdul Hamid created an all-party parliamentary body to investigate corruption by staff of the Parliament Secretariat in March 2009.[7] He also had the Comptroller and Auditor General go through all expenditures of the Parliament Secretariat since 1972.[7]

In November 2011, the secretariat organized a discussion on population with United Nations Population Fund at the Parliamentary Member's Club.[8] Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue Rounaq Jahan described the secretariat in 2012 as understaffed and underfunded while being relatively weak.[9] She called for it to be strenghted and provided with a permanent staff.[9] It build fences around the parliament in 2015, which drew criticism for undermining the architecture of the parliament.[10]

The Parliament Secretariat Commission approved 3.28 billion BDT budget in May 2019 for members of parliament to spend.[5] It published Parliamentary Practice and Procedure by Khandaker Abdul Haque, an expert on parliamentary affairs.[11]

In 2020, the parliamentary session had to be stopped after around 100 employees of the Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat were infected with COVID-19 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.[12] In 2022, it returned 800 million BDT to the government treasury; the money was saved due to fewer working days during the pandemic.[13]

In 2021, the Secretariate disqualified Mohammad Shahid Islam as a member of parliament after he was convicted of a crime in Kuwait.[14]

List of secretaries

Secretaries and Senior Secretaries[15]
# Name Position Term Began Term Ended
1 Md. Anwar Ullah Secretary 15 September 2024 Present
2 K. M. Abdus Salam Senior Secretary 31 December 2022 14 August 2024
3 K. M. Abdus Salam Secretary 28 July 2021 30 December 2022
4 Zafar Ahmed Khan Senior Secretary 14 November 2018 24 July 2021
5 Md. Abdur Rob Hawladar Senior Secretary 13 January 2016 25 November 2018
6 Md. Ashraful Mokbul Secretary 25 September 2013 31 December 2015
7 Md. Mahfuzur Rahman Secretary 13 October 2011 25 September 2013
8 Asfaq Hamid Secretary 27 February 2008 22 September 2011
9 A. T. M. Ataur Rahman Secretary 12 July 2006 27 February 2008
10 Ehsan Ul Fattah Secretary 12 April 2006 12 July 2006
11 Mohammad Lutfur Rahman Talukdar Secretary 31 July 2005 3 April 2006
12 Md. Omar Faruq Khan Secretary 4 January 2005 24 July 2005
13 Khandakar Fazlur Rahman Secretary 3 December 2003 31 December 2004
14 Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed Secretary 26 November 2000 30 November 2003
15 Kazi Muhammad Monjoor E Maula Secretary 11 September 1997 30 September 2000
16 Abul Hashem Secretary 21 July 1991 14 August 1997
17 Abdul Awal Secretary 4 August 1990 21 July 1991
18 Md. Ayubur Rahman Secretary 13 May 1987 4 August 1990
19 Kazi Jalal Uddin Ahmed Secretary 17 June 1986 13 May 1987
20 Khandakar Asaduzzaman Secretary 2 November 1985 17 June 1986
21 K.G.M Latiful Bari Secretary 27 January 1985 2 November 1985
22 Hossain Ahmed Secretary 21 March 1983 27 January 1985
23 S.S.M Lutful Haque Secretary 19 April 1982 28 February 1983
24 Kazi Jalal Uddin Ahmed Secretary 20 March 1979 18 April 1982
25 Abdul Khalek Secretary 27 October 1978 20 March 1979
26 Abdul Momen Khan Secretary 23 January 1976 14 July 1976
27 A. S. Nur Mohammad Secretary 14 December 1975 19 January 1976
28 S. M. Rahman Secretary 21 January 1972 14 December 1975


References

  1. ^ "History and Building". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  2. ^ "EC asks for arranging oath-taking ceremony tomorrow". The Daily Star. 2019-01-02. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  3. ^ Hasan, Rashidul (2023-10-22). "Final JS session begins as politics heats up". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  4. ^ "Parliament secretariat director Labannya Ahmed no more". The Daily Star. 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  5. ^ a b "JS approves Tk 328cr budget for 2019-20 FY". The Daily Star. 2019-05-23. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  6. ^ "Speaker to join IPU assembly with parliament not in place". The Daily Star. 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  7. ^ a b "All-party body to probe Sircar graft". The Daily Star. 2009-03-20. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  8. ^ "'Turn population into resources'". The Daily Star. 2011-11-01. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  9. ^ a b Jahan, Rounaq (2012-06-03). "The Parliament of Bangladesh: Challenges and way forward". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  10. ^ Ali, Tawfique (2015-10-31). "Fencing at JS draws flak". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  11. ^ Liton, Shakhawat (2012-02-20). "Govt not bound to enact law". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  12. ^ "Budget session to be cut short as MPs, JS staff infected with Covid-19". The Daily Star. 2020-06-18. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  13. ^ "Parliament Secretariat to return unused Tk 80cr to govt". The Daily Star. 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  14. ^ Ahmed, Farhaan (2021-07-13). "Should Foreign Courts have the ability to effectively disqualify Bangladeshi MPs?". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  15. ^ "List of Secretaries". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 26 November 2024.