UNB, Dhaka :
President Abdul Hamid on Saturday assented to five bills, including the much-hyped Local Government (Municipality) (Amendment) Bill, 2015.
The four others bills are the Public Servants (Marriage with Foreign Nationals) Bill, 2015, the Bangladesh Coinage (Amendment) Bill 2015, the Trademark
(Amendment) Bill, 2015, the Development Surcharge and Levy (Impose and Collection) Bill, 2015, said a Parliament Secretariat handout.
Parliament has recently passed the five bills during its ongoing 8th session.
The Local Government (Municipality) (Amendment) Bill, 2015 was passed in the House on November 19 aiming to pave the path for arranging the election only to the mayoral post in the country’s municipalities under party line.
As per the new municipality act, the candidates nominated by different political parties registered with the Election Commission or independent aspirants will be able to contest the polls for the mayoral posts of the country’s 324 municipalities.
However, elections to the remaining councillor posts, including reserve seats for women, of the municipalities will be held in non-partisan manner under the existing system.
The Trademark (Amendment) Bill, 2015 was passed in Parliament on November 17 to correct some clerical mistakes of the previous law and extend the timeframe for resolving any dispute under it.
The Public Servants (Marriage with Foreign Nationals) Bill, 2015, was passed on November 16 to incorporate a provision that the President might grant a public servant permission to marry or promise to marry a foreign national.
The Development Surcharge and Levy (Impose and Collection) Bill, 2015 was passed on the same day, aiming to collect one percent surcharge on the use of mobile phone services.
The Bangladesh Coinage (Amendment) Act, 2015 was passed in Parliament on November 15, seeking to make the 5-taka coin and note as government coin and note.
President Abdul Hamid on Saturday assented to five bills, including the much-hyped Local Government (Municipality) (Amendment) Bill, 2015.
The four others bills are the Public Servants (Marriage with Foreign Nationals) Bill, 2015, the Bangladesh Coinage (Amendment) Bill 2015, the Trademark
(Amendment) Bill, 2015, the Development Surcharge and Levy (Impose and Collection) Bill, 2015, said a Parliament Secretariat handout.
Parliament has recently passed the five bills during its ongoing 8th session.
The Local Government (Municipality) (Amendment) Bill, 2015 was passed in the House on November 19 aiming to pave the path for arranging the election only to the mayoral post in the country’s municipalities under party line.
As per the new municipality act, the candidates nominated by different political parties registered with the Election Commission or independent aspirants will be able to contest the polls for the mayoral posts of the country’s 324 municipalities.
However, elections to the remaining councillor posts, including reserve seats for women, of the municipalities will be held in non-partisan manner under the existing system.
The Trademark (Amendment) Bill, 2015 was passed in Parliament on November 17 to correct some clerical mistakes of the previous law and extend the timeframe for resolving any dispute under it.
The Public Servants (Marriage with Foreign Nationals) Bill, 2015, was passed on November 16 to incorporate a provision that the President might grant a public servant permission to marry or promise to marry a foreign national.
The Development Surcharge and Levy (Impose and Collection) Bill, 2015 was passed on the same day, aiming to collect one percent surcharge on the use of mobile phone services.
The Bangladesh Coinage (Amendment) Act, 2015 was passed in Parliament on November 15, seeking to make the 5-taka coin and note as government coin and note.
