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Standing Committee on Ministry of Industries

parliamentary_committee · partial (verified 2026-05-17)

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Head
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Role
Chairman
Annual budget
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Staff
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Established
1972
Legal basis
Constitution of Bangladesh, Article 76 (standing committees shall be appointed for each ministry); Jatiya Sangsad Rules of Procedure, Rules 190-230 (standing committees on ministries, constitution, quorum, powers of summoning witnesses, reporting to parliament).

The Standing Committee on Ministry of Industries is constitutionally mandated under Article 76 but, as of 17 May 2026, no chairman or member list for the 13th parliament has been publicly confirmed; the committee has not been constituted. The Ministry of Industries it will shadow is simultaneously managing: (1) 31 loss-making SOEs across BSEC (5), BSFIC (14), and BCIC (12), with reform plans announced in parliament on 2 April 2026; (2) a severe gas-rationing crisis shutting down five of six BCIC urea plants since 3 March 2026, with Ghorashal-Polash restarting 31 March but national urea stocks insufficient for the Aman season; (3) a broad industrialisation agenda encompassing new fertiliser capacity, agro-processing, chlor-alkali, and glass manufacturing; and (4) BSCIC expansion of its 83-estate, 6,223-unit industrial park network.

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Provenance & notes

The Standing Committee on Ministry of Industries is constitutionally mandated under Article 76 of the Constitution of Bangladesh and governed by Jatiya Sangsad Rules of Procedure, Rules 190-230, which require a standing committee for each ministry with powers to summon witnesses, examine ministry officials, and report to the House. Under the 11th parliament (2019-2024, Awami League), a counterpart committee existed; its composition for that parliament is archived at the parliament.gov.bd URL cited in sources. For the 13th parliament (elected 12 February 2026, sworn 17 February 2026, first session 12 March to 30 April 2026), only five procedural committees were formed during the first session; ministry-level standing committees were pending the special scrutiny committee that operated in the interim. As of 17 May 2026, no primary source confirms a chairman or membership for the 13th parliament's Standing Committee on Ministry of Industries; current_head and head_since are null accordingly. The executive portfolio (Minister of Industries) is held by Khandakar Abdul Muktadir (BNP, Sylhet-1, appointed 17 February 2026) who combines Commerce, Industries, and Textiles and Jute in a single ministerial brief. The Bangla name 'শিল্প মন্ত্রণালয় সম্পর্কিত স্থায়ী কমিটি' is confirmed from the official parliament.gov.bd committee page (11th parliament listing). established_year set to 1972, consistent with the standing committee system's origin at the founding of Bangladesh's parliament under the 1972 Constitution; standing committees have been formed for each successive parliament. The slug 'standing-committee-on-ministry-of-industry' is as registered in the GovTwin system; the canonical English name uses 'Industries' (plural) to match the official ministry name and parliament.gov.bd convention. parliament.gov.bd was inaccessible via WebFetch during this verification (connection refused / socket closed repeatedly); the official URL is cited as a source but could not be independently confirmed to display 13th parliament membership; verification_status is therefore 'partial'.

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