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Standing Committee on Ministry of Railways

Formed 10 September 2026

What the committee does

Oversees the work of the Ministry of Railways on behalf of Parliament: it reviews the ministry's Bills and work, inquires into irregularities and serious complaints, and makes recommendations.

  • Examining Bills and other matters referred to it by Parliament, and draft Bills and other legislative proposals.
  • Reviewing the work of the Ministry of Railways.
  • Inquiring into any activity, irregularity or serious complaint concerning the ministry, and making recommendations.
  • Reviewing the enforcement of laws and proposing measures for their enforcement.

The committee meets at least once a month. Parliament appoints not more than 10 members, including the chair; no Minister may chair it, but the Minister concerned is a member ex officio.

Source: Rules of Procedure of Parliament, Article 76 of the Constitution; rules 246–248

Chair

Mohammad Ali AsgharKhulna-5, BNP

Members (9)

Meetings and notices(1)

1st Meeting of the Standing Committee on the Ministry of Railways of the 13th Parliament4 October 2026Notice

Where the information comes from

Members, seats, committees and sessions come from the Parliament of Bangladesh website; voter numbers from the Election Commission, and the Cabinet from the Cabinet Division. The sources of election results and biographies are given separately on each page.

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How often it is updated

Every night the whole site is rebuilt from Parliament's database. A new notification, a sitting's order of the day or a change to a committee appears by the next day; news headlines several times a day.

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