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JS body to expedite scrutiny of ‘Special Solar Power Installation Bill’
Daily Sun Report, Dhaka
Published: 11 Nov 2026, 08:36 PM
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The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources has decided to expedite the scrutiny of the “Special Solar Power Installation Bill, 2026” and submit its report to parliament following thorough evaluation.
The decision was made at the second meeting of the JS body held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Wednesday.
The committee chairman, Mia Nuruddin Ahmed Apu, presided over the meeting, while its members, Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood, State Minister Aninda Islam Amit, Mohammad Kaysar Ahmed, Rafiqul Islam Hilali, SM Jahangir Hossain, Nayab Yusuf Ahmed, Momtaz Alo, Mohammad Najibur Rahman and Md Abul Hasnat, attended the meeting.
Additional secretary to the ministry, officials from the ministry, the Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division and the Jatiya Sangsad Secretariat were also present.
The committee held a detailed discussion on the proposed legislation and decided to review the bill further before submitting its report to the House as soon as possible.