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Announcing the acceptance, the Speaker said, “This marks a rare precedent in Bangladesh’s parliamentary history. In 53 years, this is the first time an adjournment motion brought by a member from the treasury bench has been accepted for discussion.”

On March 29, Opposition Leader Shafiqur Rahman submitted an adjournment motion regarding the convening of the Constitutional Reform Council. That motion was debated in parliament on Tuesday, but no resolution was reached. In protest at not receiving redress and alleging that another adjournment motion was introduced to overshadow theirs, the opposition staged a walkout yesterday.

Later, Zainul Abedin Farooq formally introduced his new adjournment motion in the House.

He said, “After 17 years of sacrifice and struggle, under the leadership of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the July-August revolution produced the ‘July National Charter.’ This is our roadmap for the future.”