The desired effectiveness of the national parliament is under question due to unprecedented appendage of the so-called opposition party, says a latest report prepared by the Bangladesh chapter of Transparency International.
Instead of acting against the government’s decisions, the main opposition, led by HM Ershad-led Jatiya Party, has been playing the role of a pat on the back, TIB said in the report named “Parliament Watch” at a press conference in the capital yesterday.
The report has been prepared on the proceedings of the second to sixth sessions of the 10th parliament.
TIB also says that the strong role of the speaker in parliament to stop non-parliamentary behaviour and language was absent. “After forming the government through a controversial election on January 5 last year, lack of effectiveness of the opposition in the national parliament is vivid.”
The report was presented by TIB’s Research and Policy Manager Juliet Rossette along with her deputies Fatema Afroz and Morsheda Akter.
Dr Iftekharuzzaman, executive director of the TIB, said that the present parliament had become monopolised for the ruling party.
“The present parliament has been used as a forum to tackle other political parties who are not in parliament. On the other hand, the culture of appendage of the so called opposition has been too intense,” he added.
