EPB bill goes through JS

Parliament yesterday passed a bill, titled ‘Export Promotion Bureau Bill, 2015’, seeking continuation of the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), reports UNB. Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed moved the Bill in the House and it was passed by voice vote.
The EPB, which was set up through an ordinance during Ziaur Rahman’s regime, was annulled by the court. The court in a verdict scrapped the fifth and sixth amendments to the constitution. According to the verdict, all the ordinances and laws will stand scrapped as well.
‘The Export Promotion Bureau Ordinance, 1977’ through which the EPB was constituted also became ineffective after the court’s verdict.
After scrapping the ‘The Export Promotion Bureau Ordinance, 1977’, the President on January 13, 2013 promulgated another Ordinance for the continuation of the EPB as Parliament was not in sitting.
The Commerce Minister placed the Bill in Parliament and it was sent to the respective Parliamentary Standing Committee for further scrutiny. The Committee was asked to submit its report within a month.

EPB bill goes through JS

Parliament yesterday passed a bill, titled Export Promotion Bureau Bill, 2015, seeking continuation of the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), reports UNB. Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed moved the Bill in the House and it was passed by voice vote. The EPB, which was set up through an ordinance during Ziaur Rahmans regime, was annulled by the court. The court in a verdict scrapped the fifth and sixth amendments to the constitution. According to the verdict, all the ordinances and laws will stand scrapped as well. The Export Promotion Bureau Ordinance, 1977 through which the EPB was constituted also became ineffective after the courts verdict. After scrapping the The Export Promotion Bureau Ordinance, 1977, the President on January 13, 2013 promulgated another Ordinance for the continuation of the EPB as Parliament was not in sitting. The Commerce Minister placed the Bill in Parliament and it was sent to the respective Parliamentary Standing Committee for further scrutiny. The Committee was asked to submit its report within a month.