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Quorum crisis plagues JS

Staff Correspondent
Amidst an acute quorum crisis, the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) sitting yesterday began half an hour behind schedule at 5:00 pm with only 43 lawmakers present in the House.
The prime minister and most of the front-row lawmakers were not present when the day's proceedings began while the main opposition Awami League continued its abstention from the House.
And for the rest of the sitting, the JS continued to suffer in disposing of the day's business due to the nagging quorum crises prompting senior cabinet members to stand up and whips rush to the lobbies to bring in the MPs loitering there.
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At Maghreb prayer break at 6:00 pm, the speaker asked all members to return to the House by 6:20 pm but again due to lack of quorum (presence of at least 60 MPs out of the 300) the House sat at 7:10 pm. And when the speaker adjourned the day's sitting at 8:15 pm, only 35 lawmakers were present.
The JS session resumes at 4:30 pm on Tuesday.
The quorum crises sparked angry reaction among the treasury bench members present in the House, and a minister asked how long they would have to wait for quorum.
Four out of five private members' resolution proposals could not be raised for discussion yesterday due to absence of the lawmakers concerned.
No 'Crossfire' Figure
State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar could not provide the House any specific figure of deaths in 'crossfire' so far.
Replying to a query from Jatiya Party (JP) lawmaker Moshiur Rahman Ranga, Babar said his ministry did not have exact figure of 'crossfire' deaths but assured the House that the anticrime elite force Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) would not be used for political purposes.
He said Rab recovered 662 illegal arms till January 31 this year while Cheetah recovered 39 and Cobra 61.
When another JP lawmaker, Hafizuddin, drew his attention to bomb blasts at different NGO offices, Babar said the government is looking into the matters seriously, and people would see the results soon.
Lawmakers of the ruling alliance however made no query on incidents of bomb explosion and grenade seizure that have created tension among people. They rather asked for more police pick-ups and fire service in their respective constituencies.
Confusion over Citizens ID Card
Two ministers gave separate timeframe for introduction of identity cards for all citizens of the country.
Lutfozzaman Babar told the House the process of introducing identity cards would begin next year. But State Minister for Planning Anwarul Kabir Talukdar said such cards would be introduced during the next population census.
The census is billed for 2011.