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BNP demands discussion in JS on BDR

Staff Correspondent
Opposition BNP lawmakers in the House yesterday demanded a discussion on the incident at BDR headquarters adjourning the scheduled business of the day
They also demanded a statement either from the leader of the House or the home minister.
The opposition lawmakers also submitted notices at the Parliament Secretariat for holdingthediscussion.
Referring to the opposition lawmakers' notices, Deputy Speaker Shawkat Ali, who was presiding over the sitting, said he did not know the notices were submitted. He said he would enquire the notices and inform the House about his decision on the matter later.
"We hope a statement on behalf of the government will be delivered on time," the deputy speaker said.
A discussion was, however, held for 12 to 15 minutes when Opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abedin Farroque took the floor on a point of order and started talking about the incident. Senior lawmakers of the opposition and the treasury bench also took part.
In response to the opposition lawmakers' demand, Deputy Leader of the House Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury said she hoped the crisis would have a peaceful end.
"It is a critical juncture for the nation. The prime minister and the home minister are working to end the crisis," she said to explain why they were absent in parliament.
She said the home minister must inform the nation about the incident in details.
Ruling alliance lawmaker Rashed Khan Menon criticised Chief Whip Abdus Shahid who opposed the opposition lawmakers' demand for a governmentstatement.
"It is against parliamentary norms," Menon commented over Shahid's speech. "We expected a statement from the home minister or any senior minister. Even the deputy leader should have informed the House about the incident in absence of the leader of the House and the home minister," he said.
After Menon, Awami League Presidium Member To fail Ahmed took the floor and said the prime minister and the home minister were working to end the crisis peacefully.
Earlier, BNP senior lawmaker Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury said it is a very sensitive matter but they did not have any information on what had happened in the BDR headquarters.
"We know the prime minister and the homer minister are busy dealing with the situation. So the deputy leader of the House could have informed us about the incident," Salahuddin said.
He said they submitted adjournment motions and informed the House.
The BNP lawmaker said they are not "doing politics" with the matter but people are worried about the incident.