Dhaka: The second meeting of the Library Committee of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad was held today at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, chaired by Deputy Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal. Members of the committee, including Whip A.B.M. Ashraf Uddin (Nizan), Dr. Md. Mahbubur Rahman, Nayab Yousuf Ahmed, Mir Ahmad Bin Quasem, A.B.M. Mosharraf Hossain, Humam Quader Chowdhury, and Md. Nazibur Rahman, were in attendance.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the Chairman welcomed all participants at the start of the meeting, formally commencing the proceedings. The committee reviewed the implementation progress of decisions taken in the previous meeting, as stated in a press release.
The meeting focused on strengthening collaboration between the Bangladesh Institute of Parliamentary Studies (BIPS) and the Jatiya Sangsad Library. Discussions emphasized capacity development for Members of Parliament and officials of the Parliament Secretariat, as well as enhancing research activities.
Recommendations were made for budget allocations to support a sub-committee tasked with digitizing old and rare documents preserved in the Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad Library. This initiative aims to ensure proper preservation and easy accessibility of these documents.
A three-member sub-committee was formed to review and examine the reconstitution of the governing board of the Bangladesh Institute of Parliamentary Studies under relevant law. Dr. Md. Mahbubur Rahman was appointed as the convener, with Nayab Yousuf Ahmed and Md. Nazibur Rahman as members.
Another sub-committee was established to review the Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad Library Rules-2012 and the Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad Research Policy-2023, with a report to be submitted at the next meeting. Nayab Yousuf Ahmed was appointed as the convener, and Md. Nazibur Rahman as a member.
The meeting also recommended that the Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad Library Bulletin, published by the Parliament Library, be circulated to all Members of Parliament and ministries. Officials of Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad Secretariat were present at the meeting.