CRP ordinance to be ratified in JS session: Faruq
Friday, 20 March 2009
The Consumers' Rights Protection (CRP) Ordinance-2008 is going to be ratified in current session of parliament, said Commerce Minister Lt Col (retd) Faruq Khan Thursday, reports UNB.
"We will make the ordinance pro-people to ensure the consumers' rights," the minister told a discussion on "Consumers' Rights Protection Ordinance-2008: Our Role" organised by Consumers' Association of Bangladesh (CAB) at the National Press Club in the city Thursday.
Chaired by CAB president Borhan Ahmed, the meeting was also addressed by former adviser Rasheda K Chowdhury, BSTI director Lutfar Rahman Khan, News Today editor Riazuddin Ahmed, Unnoyan Shomonnoy chairman Prof Atiur Rahman and Adv Rafikul Islam of FBCCI.
The Commerce Minister's assurance came as a positive development after nearly 18 years of sustained campaigns of the CAB to establish the long-neglected rights of country's consumer public.
Faruq said under the new law, members of National Consumers' Rights Protection Council will be raised from 25 to 30 with inclusion of teacher, student and labour representation.
"We will make the ordinance pro-people to ensure the consumers' rights," the minister told a discussion on "Consumers' Rights Protection Ordinance-2008: Our Role" organised by Consumers' Association of Bangladesh (CAB) at the National Press Club in the city Thursday.
Chaired by CAB president Borhan Ahmed, the meeting was also addressed by former adviser Rasheda K Chowdhury, BSTI director Lutfar Rahman Khan, News Today editor Riazuddin Ahmed, Unnoyan Shomonnoy chairman Prof Atiur Rahman and Adv Rafikul Islam of FBCCI.
The Commerce Minister's assurance came as a positive development after nearly 18 years of sustained campaigns of the CAB to establish the long-neglected rights of country's consumer public.
Faruq said under the new law, members of National Consumers' Rights Protection Council will be raised from 25 to 30 with inclusion of teacher, student and labour representation.