History of the Rules of Procedure of Parliament
History of the Rules of Procedure of Parliament Article 75(1) (a) of the Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh provides that the Procedure of Parliament shall be regulated by Rules of Procedure made by it, and until such rules are made, the Procedure of Parliament shall be regulated by Rules of Procedure made by the President. Parliament adopted its own Rules of Procedure on July 22, 1974 . After change over from Parliamentary to Presidential system of Government through constitutional amendment, these rules have since been amended on seven occasions. Thereafter, Parliamentary system was revived through the Constitution (Twelfth Amendment) Act, 1991. For this purpose the Committee on Rules of Procedure set up by Parliament on November 5, 1991 with the Speaker as its Chairman, held nine meetings from December 7, 1991 to January 19, 1992 and prepared a report which recommended some amendments to the previous Rules of Procedure under Rule 265(1) of the said Rules, the