The ordinance under which the recent referendum was held has expired, and therefore it does not need to be presented in Parliament as a bill. Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed announced this on Sunday night after a special committee meeting at the Parliament complex. He explained that since the ordinance has already been used and no further referendums will be held under it, there is no reason to reapprove it as a law.

Salahuddin Ahmed added that the special committee discussed 133 ordinances, deciding to pass many as they are while bringing some in amended form as bills. The committee’s report is scheduled to be presented in Parliament on April 2. Meanwhile, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami expressed dissent on 15 key issues, including the referendum, the Human Rights Commission, and the separation of the judiciary, according to the party’s Assistant Secretary General Rafiqul Islam Khan.

The developments indicate that while most ordinances are moving toward parliamentary approval, certain contentious issues remain unresolved within the special committee.