The Council of Advisers of the caretaker government yesterday approved the Emergency Powers Repeal Ordinance 2008 to lift the state of emergency declared on January 11, 2007 in the wake of political turmoil.
In pursuance of a prior government declaration, the annulment of the emergency ordinance will be effective from December 17, in the run-up to the December 29 national elections.
A meeting of the council of advisers with Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed in the chair also approved a proposal for complete withdrawal of the state of emergency.
In the meantime, the caretaker government has repealed section-3 of the emergency power rules and thereby lifted restrictions on meetings and rallies to facilitate electioneering by the political parties.
The meeting gave final approval to another major legal instrument-the Judicial Service Secretariat Ordinance 2008-for establishing an independent secretariat for carrying out secretarial activities of the judicial service.
According to the background of the ordinance if a secretariat is set up under the Supreme Court keeping the structure of Registrar office in place, “effective control and supervision of the Supreme Court over lower courts and tribunals would be easy”.
After the meeting, CA’s Press Secretary Syed Fahim Munaim told newsmen that the council also approved the Chartered Secretaries (Amendment) Ordinance 2008.
The meeting also gave final approval to Bangladesh Telecommunications (Amendment) Ordinance 2008.
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