A senior government official has said the Constitution does not define an election-time administration describing the incumbent government plays the role after schedule is announced.
“The government is carrying out its regular duties. I see no problem with it. Polls-time administration or whatever you name it is given by us. It has no constitutional definition” said Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam said on Monday (12).
Speaking to the media after the weekly Cabinet meeting, he said, “Approval of two draft laws was the routine task and there is no constitutional barrier.”
Monday’s Cabinet meeting endorsed the draft of ‘The Addendum to the Protocol on Inland Water Transport and Trade’ with India to dredge out about 470-kilometre river ways on Ashugonj-Jakigonj and Sirajgong-Doikhawa route on the partnership basis.
Alam said, “The protocol would facilitate getting emergency conservancy services in the no-man’s land with the support of the border security forces of both counties.”
The cabinet also approved in principle a draft of ‘The Bangladesh Tariff Commission (Amendment) Act, 2018’ with proposes changing the name of it to Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission focusing on the trade like other countries.
“The new law has detailed the activities of the Commission including the safety issues,” the cabinet secretary said.