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45 ordinances may be made law

Says law minister following review by expert panel

Staff Correspondent
Law Minister Shafique Ahmed yesterday said about 45 out of the 117 ordinances promulgated by the immediate-past caretaker government would be tabled as bills in parliament to make them laws. .
A panel of experts formed by the government to review the ordinances has recommended initially ratifying 45 ordinances as laws, the minister told reporters at his office.
"All the ordinances will be tabled in the first session of the ninth parliament scheduled for January 25. Of which, about 45 ordinances will be placed as bills for ratification," he added.
He said most of the 45 ordinances are related to elections and finance. "The ordinances related to election and finance must be made laws, otherwise those will create a serious problem," he observed.
Earlier, a seven-member panel of
senior lawyers extensively evaluated and examined all the ordinances. The panel was tasked with the responsibility to suggest which ordinances to be made laws and which to be cancelled.
Meanwhile, former chairman of nowdefunct Truth and Accountability Commission (Tac) Justice Habibur Rahman with two members met the minister at his office. Justice Habibur urged the minister to take initiatives to resolve issues of the people who disclosed their illegal assets and sought clemency.
"It will have serious consequences unless the activities of Tac are not upheld," the former Tac chairman told reporters after the meeting.
He informed the law minister that 452 people had sought clemency and pledged to surrender Tk 36 crore as illegal money. Of the amount, Tk 34 crore has been realised by Tac.
Asked about the matter, the law minis-
ter maintained reservation as the Tac ordinance is now being tried by the Supreme Court. "It will be sub-judice to comment on an under-trial issue," he said.
He could not say whether the 452 people would get clemency.
On his meeting with Election Commissioner Mohammed Sohul Hussain on Thursday, the minister said: "He (Sohul) came to us to discuss legal issues. He told us about promulgation of new laws and amendment of the existing ones."
About changes in the Attorney General's (AG) Office, he said the top law officer has been changed with the change of the government.
But he added they would not change everyone in the office.
"We will evaluate honesty and efficiency of the staffers of the office. We will see whether they can properly handle the cases for the government," he told the reporters.