Opposition Walks Out Over passage of Bills disregarding them

The opposition in Parliament staged a walkout on Thursday, accusing the government of pushing through a series of “anti-people” bills disregarding its objections.

Opposition lawmakers, led by Leader of the Opposition Dr Shafiqur Rahman, left the House at around 6pm after 24 bills were passed during the sitting.

Among the laws strongly opposed by the opposition were the National Human Rights Commission (Repeal and Re-introduction) Bill, 2026, the Supreme Court Secretariat (Repeal) Bill, 2026, and the Supreme Court Judges Appointment (Repeal) Bill, 2026.

Speaking on a point of order after the bills were passed, Dr Shafiqur said it was deeply regrettable that several important bills had been approved despite logical objections from the opposition benches.

He said the opposition did not want to share responsibility for what it described as a number of anti-public laws passed in the House, adding that the walkout was a protest against the government’s approach.

“It is unfortunate but true that several anti-people bills were passed today despite the logical objections raised by the opposition. That is why we are now walking out of Parliament,” he said.

In response, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said the opposition had taken part in every stage of the legislative process and questioned the rationale behind the walkout.

He said opposition members had joined the first, second and third readings of the bills, while some had even shown support during the proceedings.

The minister thanked the opposition for participating in the discussions and expressed hope that they would return to the House after the Maghrib prayers.