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Legislative process in Bangladesh Parliament

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Government Bill Private Member’s Bill
Step 1: First Reading: Introduction
in the House by the Member in
Charge (by Minister or by Private
Member)

Step 3. Second Reading: Motion in


Step 2: Publication of the Bill in the the House for taking up the Bill for Step 4: General discussion
Gazette for general information of consideration or reference to on the principles of the Bill
Standing Committee or Special
the Public
Committee or eliciting public opinion

Step 6. Unless recommitted to Committee or for eliciting public opinion again, debate in
Step 5: Committee consideration and the House on the report of the Committee followed by clause by clause consideration of
the Bill and voting; passing of the Bill as a whole (Third Reading); (bills need to be
report to the House
passed by majority of members present and voting, Constitution amendment bills are
passed by two thirds of the total number of members of the House).

Step 7 A: The President Yes No


assents to the Bill within Step 7: Passed Bill is
submitted to the Step 7B: Bill is returned by the
fifteen days of its President for reconsideration by the
presentation to him. Failing President of the
House.
this, the Bill is deemed to Republic for assent.
have been assented to.

Step 8: The returned Bill is passed by the


House with or without amendments and
submitted to the President for assent.

Step 9. The President assents to the reconsidered Bill


within seven days of its presentation to him. Failing
this, the Bill is deemed to have been assented to.

Step 10: Bill assented to/deemed to have


been assented to by the President is
published in the Gazette and becomes an Act

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