Dhaka:A parliamentary committee has put forward a recommendation to hire two to three consultants to assist in reorganizing the structure of the Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat and to establish a distinct Bangladesh Parliamentary Service.
According to United News of Bangladesh, this recommendation emerged during the committee's second meeting, which took place at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Tuesday, presided over by Deputy Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal.
The meeting revealed that recruitment processes for 171 vacant positions within the Parliament Secretariat are currently in progress, with expectations for completion soon. Within these positions, 16 roles in the first and second grades are set to be filled through the Bangladesh Public Service Commission, while the recruitment for 155 positions in grades 11 to 20 will be managed directly by the Parliament Secretariat.
Additionally, the committee advised consultation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) concerning the hiring of consultants. The meeting commenced with the confirmation of the minutes from the committee's first meeting, pending certain amendments.
Attendees of the meeting included Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni, Whip M Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu, and Members of Parliament Kazi Rafiqul Islam, Md Selim Reza, and Mosammat Shammi Akter, alongside other relevant officials from the Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat.