A recommendation has been made to introduce bills for the repeal and preservation of four ordinances. These include the National Parliament Secretariat (Interim Special Provisions) Ordinance, the Supreme Court Judges Appointment Ordinance, the Supreme Court Secretariat Ordinance, 2025, and the Supreme Court Secretariat (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026.
Although the Constitution instructs enacting a law for the appointment of judges, no such law had been made until now. In 2025, the interim government introduced, for the first time, the Supreme Court Judges Appointment Ordinance. It provides that a "Supreme Judicial Appointment Council" will select suitable candidates for appointment to both the Appellate Division and the High Court Division of the Supreme Court. This independent council, headed by the Chief Justice, will recommend qualified individuals to the President.
On the other hand, the Supreme Court Secretariat Ordinance was promulgated to establish an independent secretariat aimed at ensuring effective supervision, control, and discipline of subordinate courts, as well as the implementation of judicial independence. Under this ordinance, once established, the Supreme Court Secretariat will carry out all administrative and secretarial responsibilities related to the supervision and control of subordinate courts and administrative tribunals.
According to the ordinance, all matters relating to the posting, promotion, transfer, discipline, and leave of judicial officers, along with other related issues, will fall under the authority of this secretariat. Overall control of the Supreme Court Secretariat will rest with the Chief Justice, while its Secretary will serve as the administrative head.
Members of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami have submitted a note of dissent regarding the repeal of these two ordinances. Three members of the party on the special committee formally expressed their disagreement.
Sixteen of the ordinances issued by Bangladesh's interim government-including those on referendum, the National Human Rights Commission, and prevention of enforced disappearances-are set to lapse automatically as they are not being placed in Parliament within the constitutionally mandated timeframe.
A parliamentary special committee has recommended that they should be further reviewed, strengthened, and
reintroduced later in a more refined form.
The report of the committee was presented on Thursday during a parliamentary session presided over by Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed. The report was tabled by committee chairman Zainul Abedin.
