File photo of the session room inside the Bangladesh Parliament Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka TribuneSeven of the committees were formed on WednesdayAll the 50 parliamentary committees have been constituted within the 10 sittings of the maiden session of the 11th parliament. The 11th parliament went into its maiden session on January 30, and the 50 committees were formed unanimously within only 10 sittings after the formation process started on February 3, Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury told the House on Wednesday. Seven of the parliamentary committees were formed on Wednesday, after Chief Whip Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury placed separate proposals in the House. Among these seven committees, the speaker was made chairperson of the Business Advisory Committee, the Standing Committee of Privileges and the Committee on Petitions. Of the four other committees, Dabirul Islam from Thakurgaon 2 constituency was made chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Ministry, while Meher Afroz head of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs Ministry.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 13, 2019 19:18 UTC