Rainwater leakage through the roof of Bangladesh’s National Parliament building, including its mosque, was raised in the parliamentary session on Monday. Government Whip G K Gaus highlighted that rainwater drips inside the mosque where lawmakers pray, forcing them to place buckets to catch the water. Deputy Speaker Kaiser Kamal confirmed similar issues at his own residence within the Parliament area, saying he also uses bowls to collect leaking water at night.

Chief Whip Md. Nurul Islam stated that the matter falls under the Ministry of Housing and Public Works and that repair work has already begun. He expressed hope that the problem would be resolved within a week. The Deputy Speaker then drew the attention of Housing and Public Works Minister Zakaria Taher, who assured that comprehensive measures were being taken to fix the leaks soon.

The discussion occurred during a session that also approved a national budget of Tk 9.38 trillion, underscoring lawmakers’ concern over maintenance issues in the country’s most important legislative complex.