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JS probe body fails to fix 1 terms of ref: Final renort

By Staff Correspondent
Speaker Shaikh Razzak All yesterday presented in the Jatlya Sangsad (JS) the final report of the special parliamentary committee formed to probe into the alleged corruption in the irrigation Ministry and by the minister concerned.
Aocording to the report, the 15-member committee, comprising seven members each from the treasury and the opposition benches and headed by the Speaker, failed to reach an agreement on its terms of reference.
The committee had met 15
times since its formation on July 13 last year and submitted a primary report on the issue during the last session of Parliament. The primary report also contained differing views on the terms of reference.
However, at the last meeting of the committee on March 2. its members unanimously decided to produce the proceedings of the meetings before the House
Accordingly. Chairman of the probe body Speaker Shaikh Razzak All placed the 323-page printed proceedings of all the 15 meetings in the
- House yesterday. ' r
The' committee was formed following allegations of corruption made against Irrigation Minister M Majidul Huq by Awami League MP Tofael Ahmed. Deputy Leader of the House Prof AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury proposed the for mation of the Investigation committee and the House adopted the proposal.
According to the proceedings of the committee meetings. the opposition members wanted to bring the activities of the Irrigation Ministry un-
der scrutiny in general. But the treasury bench members asserted that the investigation must concentrate on particular allegations made against the minister. They also pointed out that parliamerWary standing committees are there to scrutinise the activities of different ministries on regular basis.
The JS yesterday witnessed passage of two bills, with the Opposition seats empty. The Opposition MPs have been boycotting the session to press home their demand for early general elections under a caretaker government.
* Law and Justice Minister Mirza Golam HaBz moved -the Law and Legal Documents (Amendment) Bill. 1993. seeking replacement of the word 'upazila' by 'thana’ in all the legal documents to giving legal basis to thanas following abolition of the upazila system on November 23. 1991.
The bill was passed by voice vote.
Another bill passed yesterday was moved by State Minister for Cultural Affairs Jahanara Begum. The proposed law — the Shilpakala Academy (Amendment) Bill. 1994. sought to empower the government to cancel the nomination of any government-nominated member of the Executive Council of-the Shilpakala Academy.
The bill also seeks to upgrade the status of the academy secretary
The JS yesterday also wit nesaed the usual one-hoqr question-answer session, chaired by Deputy Speaker Humayun Khan Panni
Prime Minister and Leader of ihe House Begum Khaleda Zia was present during the question-answer session.
Speaker Shaikh Razzak All adjourned the session al 7:30 pm and it resumes at 4:30 this afternoon.