Former interim government law adviser Professor Dr. Asif Nazrul has expressed gratitude to the members of the new parliament for presenting what he described as an accountable legislature. He conveyed his appreciation in a Facebook post on Saturday, noting that the current parliament has demonstrated the government’s accountability through its proceedings.

In his post, Nazrul mentioned that as a constitutional law teacher, he used to tell his students that one of parliament’s main functions is to ensure government accountability, but they were previously surprised because they had not seen such practices in Sheikh Hasina’s parliament. He said that this time, his students could relate to his teaching after hearing speeches by members such as Nahid, Akhtar, Hasnat, Jamaat leader Shafiqur Rahman, and ruling party member Naushad Jamir.

Nazrul concluded by expressing hope that the dark days of unaccountable governance would not return and that parliament would continue to serve as a forum for good lawmaking and government accountability.