A parliamentary committee has recommended hiring two to three consultants to help reform the organisational structure of the Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat and establish a separate Bangladesh Parliamentary Service.
The recommendation was made at the committee’s second meeting held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Tuesday with Deputy Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal in the chair.
The meeting was informed that recruitment procedures for 171 vacant posts in the Parliament Secretariat are underway, with the process expected to be completed as soon as possible.
Of the posts, 16 positions in the first and second grades will be filled through the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC), while recruitment for 155 posts in grades 11 to 20 will be conducted directly by the Parliament Secretariat.
The committee also suggested consulting the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) regarding the appointment of the consultants.
At the beginning of the meeting, the minutes of the committee’s first meeting were confirmed subject to amendments.
Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni, Whip M Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu, and MPs Kazi Rafiqul Islam, Md Selim Reza and Mosammat Shammi Akter attended the meeting as committee members.
Relevant officials of the Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat were also present.