A private members’ bill seeking steps for proper use and conservation of agricultural land in Bangladesh was tabled in the Parliament on Thursday.
Jatiya Party MP Raushan Ara Mannan (reserved seat-47) introduced the bill titled 'Agricultural Land (Appropriate Use and Conservation) Bill-2022'.
Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury sent it to the parliamentary committee on private members’ bill. The committee will scrutiny the bill before submitting the report to the House.
Members of parliament other than ministers are called private members. Thursday of the week is called Private Member's Day in the parliament.
The Agricultural Land (Appropriate Use and Conservation) Bill states that once the law comes into force, no work other than agriculture can be done on any agricultural land in the country. The proposed law will protect agricultural land from rent or lease or transferring the land status for any other purpose.