The Bangladesh National Parliament passed a total of 41 bills over two days, marking a new record in the country’s legislative history. On Thursday, April 9, during the 11th working day of the 13th Parliament’s first session, 31 bills were passed by voice vote, including 28 ordinances from the interim government without changes and three additional bills replacing ordinances. The session was chaired by Deputy Speaker Barrister Kaiser Kamal. Opposition parties objected to the Local Government (Municipality) (Amendment) Bill 2026, but it was passed despite their protest.

Opposition leader Dr. Shafiqul Rahman announced a walkout, calling the bills anti-people. Jamaat-e-Islami MP Najibur Rahman argued that the amendments undermined elected local representatives, while State Minister for Local Government Mir Shahe Alam defended the changes as necessary to prevent authoritarian resurgence and to end party-symbol elections. Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed thanked opposition MPs for participating in the legislative process before walking out.

On Friday, April 10, ten more bills were unanimously passed without debate. A special committee reported that out of 133 ordinances from the interim government, 98 were approved unchanged, 15 with amendments, and 20 were either repealed or strengthened as new bills.