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SANGSAD BHABAN, April 6, 2026 (BSS) - The Jatiya Sangsad (JS) today passed a number of bills, including Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill, 2026 and Electoral Rolls (Amendment) Bill, 2026 in a bid to transform the 
relevant ordinances into laws released during the interim government.

Law Minister Md. Asaduzzaman placed the bills in Parliament and Deputy 
Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal, who was chairing the House, later piloted the bills separately to voice votes. 
 
The bills were passed by voice votes as there was consensus in the all-party 
parliamentary special committee to accept the ordinances as it was 
promulgated during the interim government.

Other bills, passed in the parliament today, include Delimitation of 
Parliamentary Constituency Bill, 2026; Election Commission Secretariat 
(Amendment) Bill, 2026; Election Officer (Special Provision) (Amendment) 
Bill, 2026; National Parliament Secretariat (Interim Special Provision) 
(Repeal) Bill, 2026; and Bangladesh Law Officers (Amendment) Bill, 2026.

Besides, the Law Minister placed four other bills in the Jatiya Sangsad. The 
bills are Supreme Court Judges Appointment (Repeal) Bill, 2026; Supreme Court 
Secretariat (Repeal) Bill, 2026; National Human Rights Commission (Repeal and 
Restoration) Bill, 2026 and Land Use Control and Agriculture Land Protection 
Bill, 2026.