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BNP Vice Chairman and Member of Parliament from Noakhali-3 Mohammad Barkatullah Bulu has been appointed chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Cultural Affairs.
The appointment came as the 13th National Parliament on Sunday approved proposals to form and reconstitute 10 parliamentary standing committees related to different ministries.
The proposals were unanimously approved by voice vote at a sitting of parliament chaired by Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed.
On behalf of the Leader of the House, Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni placed the proposals in parliament in accordance with Article 76 of the Constitution and Rules 246, 247 and 248 of the Rules of Procedure of the Jatiya Sangsad.
The minister in charge of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs will serve as an ex-officio member of the committee.
Other members of the committee are Ali Newaz Mahmud Khaiyam, MP from Rajbari-1; Rumin Farhana, MP from Brahmanbaria-2; Mohammad Ainul Haque, MP from Sirajganj-3; Mohammad Lutfur Rahman, MP from Tangail-4; Dr Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman, MP from Thakurgaon-3; Sheikh Jahangir Hossain Helal, MP from Khulna-2; Marzia Begum, MP from Reserved Women’s Seat-38; and Mohammad Masud Parvez, MP from Chuadanga-1.
On the same day, parliamentary standing committees were also formed or reconstituted for the ministries of Agriculture; Disaster Management and Relief; Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives; Labour and Employment; Food; Primary and Mass Education; Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs; Fisheries and Livestock; Youth and Sports; and Shipping.
The parliamentary standing committees play an important role in reviewing the activities of ministries and divisions, making recommendations on relevant issues and ensuring parliamentary oversight of government activities.