STAFF CORRESPONDENT

Parliament yesterday passed the July Uprising Memorial Museum Bill, 2026, incorporating provisions that place the state minister for cultural affairs as head of the museum and empower the government to dismiss council members.

The move triggered heated debate and a walkout by the Jamaat-e-Islami-led opposition alliance.

The bill, placed by Cultural Affairs Minister Nitai Roy Chowdhury during a session presided over by Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, adopted three amendments to section 8 proposed by treasury bench lawmaker Anisur Rahman.

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