The present government is reviewing 101 agreements with India during the ousted Awami League government. Jatiya Sangsad chief whip Nurul Islam Moni said the necessary decisions will be taken soon after examining whether there is any issue of the country’s interest in these agreements.
He was speaking at a press conference after the third session of the 13th parliament at the media centre of the parliament on Friday.
The Chief Whip said the government wants to maintain relations with neighbouring India with the highest priority in the national interest. Bangladesh and India will have friendly relations, but those relations will not be allowed to be contrary to the interest of the country.
He said the agreements signed with India were being reviewed during the previous government. If any agreement is found in conflict with the interest of the country, necessary action will be taken.
Referring to the Chittagong port, Nurul Islam Moni said that during the previous government, there were some arrangements and agreements that would have been given the opportunity to redeem the ship of the friendly country if the two ships of Bangladesh and any friend country came to the port together. The present government is trying to get rid of various agreements and measures against the country’s interests.
The Chief Whip also spoke about inviting the Bangladesh prime minister to the BRICS Summit in India as the chairman of BIMSTEC. He said the prime minister was not personally invited; he was invited as the chairman of BIMSTEC.
Highlighting the activities of the third session of Parliament, he said six bills have been passed in the nine-day session. One thousand and sixty-eight questions were answered by the MPs. The Prime Minister answered fifteen questions directly.
Regarding the bill on the transfer of property, the Chief Whip said that through this law, the right to possess their possessions has been ensured even after the parents donate the property to their children in their lifetime. He said the opposition leaders were shocked by the opposition’s protest against the bill.
Regarding the power crisis, Nurul Islam Moni said it takes at least two to two and a half years to build a new 500 MW power plant. Even during the previous government, various power plants have been given huge money in the name of capacity charge. The current government has abolished the impunity system.