Newly elected BNP MPs get training
Staff Reporter :
Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman Tarique Rahman inaugurated a training workshop for newly elected MPs at the party chairperson’s Gulshan office on Friday morning.
The workshop is aimed at preparing lawmakers ahead of the first session of the 13th National Parliament, scheduled to begin at 11am on March 12, summoned earlier by President Mohammad Shahabuddin on February 23.
According to the Prime Minister’s Additional Press Secretary Atiqur Rahman Rumon, the workshop will cover parliamentary rules of business, code of conduct, bill formulation and review, budget analysis, and the functions of parliamentary committees.
Experienced MPs will share guidance with 146 first-time parliamentarians out of the 209 elected from BNP in the 13th parliamentary elections.
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Standing Committee Members Abdul Moyeen Khan, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Hafiz Uddin Ahmed and AZM Zahid Hossain, and other senior leaders attended the programme.
PM Tarique Rahman delivered a welcome speech, accompanied by his daughter, Jaima Rahman.
Speaking at the workshop, BNP Standing Committee Member and Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said that the party had demonstrated “generosity” by offering the deputy speaker post to Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, despite there being no formal requirement to provide the position to the opposition in writing. He urged Jamaat to accept the proposal.
“The nation has high expectations from the new parliament. We want to make this parliament memorable,” Salahuddin said.
He emphasised that the president is a constitutional institution, not merely an individual, and that it is customary for the president to deliver an address at the opening session of parliament.
Salahuddin further highlighted the importance of strengthening the national parliament to fulfill the aspirations of the recent mass student-led uprising.
Party officials said the workshop will also train MPs on raising points of order, participating in debates, drafting and reviewing bills, highlighting local issues, understanding the president’s speech, and ensuring full attendance in parliamentary sessions.
The two-day programme includes sessions with ministers, state ministers, and advisers to provide new MPs with practical knowledge of parliamentary responsibilities and governance.
The training is part of BNP’s broader effort to prepare its lawmakers for effective participation in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad, reinforcing parliamentary procedures, legislative competence, and public accountability.
