Standing Committee of Privileges
Profile
- Head
- Hafiz Uddin Ahmed
- Role
- Chairman
- Annual budget
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- Staff
- —
- Established
- 2026
- Legal basis
- Constitution of Bangladesh, Article 76(2)(b) — one of two constitutionally mandated standing committees (the other being the Public Accounts Committee); Article 78 — parliamentary privileges and immunities; Rules of Procedure of the Jatiya Sangsad, Chapter on Standing Committees (Committee of Privileges provisions), including Rule 169 governing submission of privilege notices by members.
The committee received one privilege referral in its first session: the Hanzala contempt-adjacent case regarding a 'militant lawmaker' remark at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on 30 March 2026. No committee report or formal finding has been published as of 17 May 2026. Parliament is in inter-session recess; the budget session opens 7 June 2026.
Recent activity
- 2026-03-12 appointment Standing Committee of Privileges constituted on the first day of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad's inaugural session — one of five procedural house management committees formed that day. Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni proposed the formation on behalf of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman; the House adopted the proposal by voice vote with Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed in the chair. Speaker Ahmed was named Chairman, as is the constitutional convention for this committee. ↗↗↗
- 2026-04-09 legal The House accepted a privilege notice filed under Rule 169 of the Rules of Procedure by MP Syed Uddin Ahmad Hanzala (Bangladesh Khilafat Majlis, Madaripur-1) and referred it to the Standing Committee of Privileges for examination. Hanzala alleged that unidentified persons, while he was passing through the South Plaza of Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban to attend the Namaj-e-Janaza of the Speaker's spouse on 30 March, directed the remark: 'a militant lawmaker is going, and it is unexpected.' Hanzala contended the remark — a reference to the 'militant' smear employed by the previous Awami League government — had circulated on social media causing serious social humiliation and constituted a breach of his special parliamentary privilege. He urged the Speaker and Sergeant-at-Arms to review CCTV footage to identify the responsible party. ↗
- 2026-04-30 other First session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad prorogued after 25 sittings (12 March to 30 April 2026). The Hanzala privilege matter referred to the committee during this session remains pending; no committee report was tabled before prorogation. The second session (budget session) is scheduled to begin on 7 June 2026. ↗↗↗
Provenance & notes
The five procedural committees formed on 12 March 2026 (first sitting, 13th JS) are: Business Advisory Committee (chaired by Speaker), Standing Committee of Privileges (chaired by Speaker), Committee on Rules of Procedure (chaired by Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni per the BSS report referencing the proposal structure; exact chair not individually named in sources), Committee on Private Members' Bills and Resolutions (chaired by M. Shahjahan, Noakhali-4), and a fifth committee with Jainal Abedin (Barishal-3) named chairman -- sources refer to this as a 'special committee' distinct from the Special Parliamentary Committee on Energy formed later on 26 April 2026. Cross-check: BSS (bssnews.net/js-session/368255), Daily Sun, and Jago News 24 all confirm the five-committee formation on 12 March 2026, the Moni proposal, and the voice-vote adoption; none individually names all committee members beyond the chairmen. established_year set to 2026 because this refers to the 13th Jatiya Sangsad instance; the committee's institutional existence dates to the Constitution (1972), but each parliament reconstitutes it fresh. Speaker-as-Chairman: consistent with 11th Parliament precedent per parliament.gov.bd committee archive (index.php/en/parliamentary-business/115-list-of-committees/4159-standing-committee-of-privileges-committee-11th-parliament-en). The one privilege case active in this window (Hanzala, April 9) was verified from BSS js-session/375998 only -- no second source reported it independently; the event is included with a single source_url as it is from the official state news agency covering live parliamentary proceedings. No contempt or sanction proceedings were completed in this window.
Sources
- https://www.bssnews.net/js-session/368255
- https://www.daily-sun.com/index.php/bangladesh/862937/five-parliamentary-committees-formed
- https://www.jagonews24.com/en/national/news/90765
- https://www.bssnews.net/js-session/375998
- https://www.bssnews.net/js-session/383114
- https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/parliament/409085/first-session-of-13th-parliament-prorogued
- https://www.bssnews.net/news-flash/385030
- http://bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd/act-367/section-24631.html
- http://bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd/act-367/section-24633.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_committees_of_Bangladesh
- https://mrdibd.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Rules-of-Procedure.pdf
- https://parliament.gov.bd