Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury placed the Bill and it was sent to the respective parliamentary standing committee for further scrutiny. The committee was asked to submit its report within three working days.

As per the Bill, the headquarters of the Authority will be situated in Dhaka and its branches can be set up anywhere in the country taking prior permission of the government.

There will be five members of the Authority, including four members and an executive chairman.

There will be a governing board where the Prime Minister will be the chairman. The other members of the board will be finance, Public Administration, Industries, Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment and Labour and Employment ministers, Cabinet Secretary, Prime Minister’s Principal Secretary, Chief Coordinator (SDG Affairs), secretaries of PMO, Public Administration, Finance Division, Vocational and Madrasah Education Board, Industries Ministry, Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry, Youth and Sports Ministry, Social Welfare Ministry, Women and Child Affairs Ministry, Health Education and Family Welfare Division, Textiles and Jute Ministry, Information and Communication Technology Division and Agriculture Ministry, executive chairman of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority, executive chairman of Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority, representative from FBCCI, one Industry Skill Council-nominated representative, one government-nominated person who has special contribution to manpower and skill development.

The governing body will hold a meeting each year at least.

There will be a 17-member executive committee, too.