Parliament on Sunday formed a 10-member special committee with a 30-day mandate to prepare recommendations for addressing Bangladesh’s ongoing energy challenges linked to the Middle East crisis.
The committee was formed under Rule 266 of the Rules of Procedure after Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni placed the proposal in the House. The body will be chaired by Power and Energy Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood Tuku.
The committee consists of equal representation from the treasury bench and the opposition bench, with five members from each side.
From the treasury bench, members include State Minister Anindya Islam Amit and MPs ABM Ashraf Uddin Nizan (Lakshmipur-4), Moinul Islam Khan (Manikganj-2) and Miah Nuruddin Ahmad Apu (Shariatpur-3), along with the minister himself.
The opposition members include Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker Md Saiful Alam (Dhaka-12), Md Nurul Islam (Chapainawabganj-3), Md Abdul Baten (Dhaka-16), NCP MP Md Abul Hasnat (Cumilla-4), and Khilafat Majlis lawmaker Mohammed Abul Hasan (Sylhet-5).
The committee was formed following a proposal by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on 23 April, who suggested a joint panel comprising representatives from both the government and opposition to work on “rational solutions” to the energy crisis.
On the same day, Leader of the Opposition Dr Shafiqur Rahman also proposed names from his side for the formation of the committee.
Sources concerned said that the committee will now begin its work immediately and is expected to submit its report within 30 days.
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