Scope still there for BNP: Law Minister

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Author / Source : independent online/bdnews24.com

Dhaka: The law minister has said BNP still has the scope to discuss the constitution amendment issue and give its opinion.

"Approval from the cabinet doesn't mean it's turned to be a law. It'll be placed in parliament and be sent to the standing committee from where it'll return to the House again after scrutiny," Shafique Ahmed said on Tuesday.

"At every step, BNP has the opportunity to discuss the issue," he told reporters after attending a views-exchange meeting in the city.

His comments came after BNP's standing committee member Moudud Ahmed on Monday said there was no scope left for talks.

The cabinet meeting, chaired by prime minister Sheikh Hasina, approved the special parliamentary committee report containing 51 recommendations, submitted in parliament on June 8.

Shafique said the committee prepared the recommendations after taking opinions from all quarters.

"They [BNP] had been made member of the committee, but they didn't appear," he added.

"The country will be run as per the constitution; there is nothing to be done here forcibly," the minister added.

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