Dhaka:Three ordinances were introduced in the parliament today, aimed at making necessary amendments to different sections of the existing acts.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman presented these ordinances under article 93(2) of the constitution at the Jatiya Sangsad, with Deputy Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal presiding over the session.
The ordinances introduced were the Public Procurement (Amendment) Ordinance 2026, The Value Added Tax and Supplementary Duty (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026, and the Special Solar Power Installation Ordinance, 2026. Opposition Jamaat-e Islami lawmaker Barrister Nazibur Rahman of Pabna-1 urged that these ordinances be referred to the concerned committee as the parliament is obligated to pass them into acts within 30 days.
In response to the opposition's request, the law minister stated, "I have placed these ordinances according to my compulsion guided by the constitution and the concerned minister will place these ordinances as bills for transforming them into acts."
The Public Procurement (Amendment) Ordinance 2026 seeks to amend sections of the Public Procurement Act, 2006, to ensure greater transparency, accountability, equal treatment, and open competition in government procurement. The Value Added Tax and Supplementary Duty (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026, aims to reinstate the provision for submitting VAT returns within 15 days after each tax period. Additionally, the Special Solar Power Installation Ordinance, 2026, is focused on accelerating the expansion of solar power installations nationwide.