BNP lawmaker elected from Noakhali-2 Zainul Abdin Farroque -Photo: Collected

SANGSAD BHABAN, April 1, 2026 (BSS) - Ruling party lawmaker elected from 
Noakhali-2 Zainul Abdin Farroque today brought an adjournment motion in 
Parliament to discuss the implementation process of the July National 
Charter. 

Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram accepted the motion for discussion and 
set a two-hour time for the discussion on April 5.

Announcing the acceptance of the motion, the Speaker told Parliament that a 
rare precedent has been set in the parliamentary history of Bangladesh. 

"This is for the first time in 53 years that adjournment motion brought by a 
member of the Treasury Bench or the government party has been accepted for 
discussion," he said.

Earlier, on March 30, independent MP Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Iqbal also brought 
an adjournment motion to discuss the implementation process of the July 
National Charter. A decision has not been made on that yet.

Then, MP Zainul Abdin Farroque raised a new adjournment motion in the 
Parliament session.

Proposing the motion, ruling party MP Zainul Abdin said, "This 'July National 
Charter' is the fruit of the July-August Revolution led by the Bangladesh 
Nationalist Party after 17 years of sacrifice and struggle."

"This is the roadmap for our future. I am raising a deferred motion in 
accordance with Rule 62 of the Rules of Procedure. This charter is basically 
a document of political compromise, which contains specific proposals for the 
formulation, amendment and revision of various laws and regulations, 
including amendments to the constitution. It is very important to hold a 
detailed discussion on the actual implementation method of the 'July National 
Charter 2025' by adjourning the business of the house to raise this motion."

The Speaker accepted the motion and said, Honorable member, the deferred 
motion you raised is very important. 

"I am allowing it to be discussed in accordance with Rule 65 (2) of the Rules 
of Procedure. Considering the current state of affairs of Parliament, a 
discussion on this motion for a maximum of two hours has been scheduled for 
Sunday, April 5, 2026, as the last item of the day." the Speaker added.