Salahuddin Ahmed appointed to lead constitutional amendment committee

The Jatiya Sangsad has formed a 12-member special committee, headed by Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, to oversee the process of amending Bangladesh's Constitution. The committee was constituted in Parliament on Monday (13 July) night.

The other members are BNP Chief Whip in Parliament Nurul Islam, Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman, BNP lawmakers Zainal Abedin, Mir Helal Uddin, Farzana Sharmin, Shakila Farzana and Mahmudul Haque, Member of Parliament Junaid Abdul Rahim Saki of the Ganosamhati Andolan, Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) lawmaker Andaleev Rahman Partho, Gono Odhikar Parishad lawmaker Nurul Haque Nur, and Islami Andolan Bangladesh lawmaker Md Oliullah.

On behalf of Leader of the House Tarique Rahman, Chief Whip Nurul Islam placed the proposal to form the 12-member special committee. 

The committee was originally intended to have 17 members. However, although the opposition was requested to nominate five members, it did not submit any names.