Digital parliament
While opening ICT fair in Dhaka on 17-11-09, the Speaker of parliament as chief guest told that within a very short time, members of parliament would receive questions from the general people through e-mail. He further said that he would allow computers inside parliament soon after providing computers among the members. These are necessary steps towards making a Digital Parliament. We observe that while passing any bill in parliament, the Speaker asks parliament members, “Jara eai prostaber pokhe assen tara 'Ha' balun”. A chorus sound 'Ha'comes from the floor. Again Speaker asks,”Jara eai prostaber be-pokhe assen tara 'Na' balun”. Again in a chorus sound 'Na”, louder or feeble comes out from the floor. After hearing the sound the Speaker declares three times “ 'Ha'/'Na'joye jukta hoyeche.” Thus the bill is passed. The process does not appear to be in line with the road map of digital Bangladesh. Can't the process of passing bill in parliament be digitalized? In the electronic display board votes of parliament members can be displayed with the summery result and be recorded and saved. By viewing the electronic display board, visible to the television viewers also, the Speaker will declare whether the bill is passed or not. Thus, in the road map of Digital Bangladesh, the Digital Parliament can well start functioning in advance of time schedule.
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