JS – 02 Bangladesh National Social Welfare Council Bill, 2019 placed in JS

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Bangladesh National Social Welfare Council Bill, 2019 placed in JS

SANGSAD BHABAN, March 11, 2019 (BSS) – Bangladesh National Social Welfare Council Bill, 2019 was placed in the Jatiya Sangsad in order to bring all the activities related to the social welfare programmes into a legal frame.

Social Welfare Minister Nuruzzaman Ahmed today placed the bill in the House which was unanimously approved by voice votes for moving it to the parliamentary standing committee, with Deputy Speaker Mohammad Fazley Rabbi Mia in the Chair.

Placing the bill, the minister said the enactment of the law will expedite and consolidate the activities of the Bangladesh National Social Welfare Council. The proposed law will replace the existing resolution as the organization is being operated with the resolution, he added.

Earlier, the social welfare minister urged the House to send the bill to the parliamentary standing committee on the Social Welfare Ministry for further scrutiny within 60 days.

BSS/OG/SMM/5:45 pm