Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said that the government plans to provide legal recognition to nearly all decisions and activities undertaken by the previous interim administration, including the referendum held earlier this year.
He made the remarks on Sunday while speaking at a press briefing at the Home Ministry.
The briefing focused on the 133 ordinances that have been placed before the Jatiya Sangsad for consideration.
Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman and Chief Whip Nurul Islam were also present at the event.
Replying to queries regarding the 12 February referendum, the home minister said it was conducted under the Referendum Ordinance and would be treated as valid once the broader legalisation of interim government actions is completed.
He clarified that the referendum in question was not held under Article 142 of the Constitution, but under a separate ordinance framework.
According to him, once the government extends constitutional validity to the interim administration’s actions through the Fourth Schedule, all such measures - including the referendum - will automatically gain legal standing.
Salahuddin Ahmed further stated that there would be no requirement to reintroduce the ordinance, as the government does not intend to hold any future referendum under that same legal provision.
If a referendum is ever required again, he said, it would have to be enacted under a new legal framework consistent with constitutional provisions.
Responding to political criticism and threats of protest against the Referendum Ordinance, the minister rejected the objections, saying the process was lawful.
He maintained that the referendum was not illegal and reiterated that once the interim administration’s actions are formally validated, only a few matters, if any, would remain outside legal coverage.
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