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Cooperation sought to solve national issues

Razzak elected Speaker

By Staff Correspondent
Sheikh Razzak Ali was unanimously elected Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Saturday evening.
Local Government Minister Abdus Salam Talukder proposed the name of former Deputy Speaker Sheikh Razzak All for the post and Home Minister Abdul Mating Chowdhury seconded the proposal which was opposed by none.
Humayun Khan Panni, a BNP MP from Tangall-8, presided over the Sangsad session when the election was held.
The third session of the Fifth Parliament began Saturday afternoon with Deputy Speaker Sheikh Razzak All in the chair.
A panel of Chairmen consisting Humayun Khan Panni, Abdur Rab Chowdhury. Nizam uddin Khan. Md Asaduzzaman and Selina Rahman was announced by the Deputy Speaker and the House was adjourned for five minutes.
The election of Speaker was held in a cordial atmosphere when the House resumed.
When Sheikh Razzak Ali was declared unanimously elected.
members belonging to both the Treasury Bench and the Opposition warmly greeted the new Speaker, embracing him, shaking hands and exchanging pleasantries.
The House was adjourned again at 4.45 pm till 6.15 during which the newly-elected Speaker was administered the oath by President Abdur Rahman Biswas.
The post of Speaker fell vacant on September 25 when former Speaker Abdur Rahman Biswas resigned before submitting his nomination for the election to the office of the President
After the election of Sheikh Razzak Ali as Speaker, the post of Deputy Speaker is now vacant. The election of a Deputy Speaker is likely to be held in a day or two.
Sheikh Razzak All became the Deputy Speaker of this parliament on April 5 this year.
BSS adds : Razzak sought cooperation of all to make government really accountable to the parliament, fulfil the hopes and aspirations of the people and solve national issues.
Giving his reaction to newsmen immediately after taking the oath of office Razzak said he was ' really very happy to be elected Speaker of the Sangsad unanimously'’ and expressed his gratitude to all the members of the Sangsad.
Razzak pointed out that since the present Jatlya Sangsad was elected in free and fair polls under a non-partisan neutral government, ft had many responsibilities to perform commensurating with the hopes and aspirations of the people.
The new Speaker described the current parliament as unique in terms of making the government accountable to the Sangsad.
Both the Treasury and Opposition Bench members should put in their best efforts to help parliamentary democracy flourish In the country. In this connection, he said the difference of opinion of both the parties should be nar rowed to forge a national unity.
Replying to a question, as to what would be his role in the party politics, the Speaker said when he (Speaker) would sit in the Sangsad he would maintain neutrality.
Razzak said some experts would be Involved with the
Parliament Secretariat and parliamentary standing committees so that members could participate in different deliberations fruitfully.
Replying to another question whether there was any precedence of engaging experts in the Parliament Secretariat and standing committees in any country, the Speaker said there were such provisions in the state assemblies of the United States and Canada
Razzak said. We have already discussed the issue and there was no dearth of good sense among the Treasury Bench members tn providing support to the Sangsad Secretariat." He said the issue would also be discussed with the opposition parties.
To a question as to when the Deputy Speaker would be elected, the Speaker said he might be elected today (Sunday).
Asked if there was any possibility of electing the Deputy Speaker from the Opposition side, the Speaker said there was no such precedence anywhere in the world. When told that tn India the Deputy Speaker belonged to the Opposition. Razzak said a kind of coalition government was in power there.