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SANGSAD BHABAN, April 26, 2026 (BSS) - The Jatiya Sangsad today formed a 10-member special committee with 30-day tenure to submit a report including recommendations for addressing the country’s energy situation arising out of the Middle East condition.

The committee, headed by Power and Energy Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood (as the chairman), was formed under the rule 266 of the rules of procedure after Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni placed a proposal for the formation of the body in the House.

The joint committee was constituted, with five members each from the treasury bench and the opposition.

The five members from the treasury bench are Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood, State Minister Aninda Islam Amit, and BNP MPs ABM Ashraf Uddin Nijan (Laxmipur-4), Moinul Islam Khan (Manikganj-2) and Miah Nuruddin Ahmad Apu (Shariatpur-3).

The five members from the opposition bench Jamaat lawmakers Md Saiful Alam (Dhaka-12), Md Nurul Islam (Chapainawabganj-3) and Md Abdul Baten (Dhaka-16), Md Abul Hasnat (Cumilla-4), NCP and Khilafat Majlis lawmaker Mohammed Abul Hasan (Sylhet-5).

On April 23, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman proposed in Parliament the formation of a 10-member joint committee, seeking five names from the opposition to work together on ‘rational solutions’ to the country’s ongoing energy situation.

He also proposed five names from the government side for the committee.

Hours later on the same day, Leader of the Opposition Shafiqur Rahman in the House proposed five MPs from his side for a 10-member joint committee.

The special committee will place its report with recommendations over the energy situation in the House within 30 days after the notification is published over the formation of the committee.