Amend article 12 of RPO
Demand professionals
Peshajibi Samannoy Parishad, a platform of 14 professional bodies, yesterday reiterated their demand to amend the article 12 of Representatives of People's Order (RPO) to create rooms in politics for the professionals, a meritorious section of the society.
According to the law, professionals can't participate in the parliament election before three years after going to retirement or resigning from jobs.
Leaders of the Parishad placed the demand when they called on Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dr ATM Shamsul Huda at election commission here.
Election Commissioners Sohul Hossain and Shakhawat Hossain were present at the meeting.
Parishad convenor AKM Sayedul Huq Chowdhury and Secretary General Quamrul Hasan Khan led the delegation while co-convenor engineer Khabiruzzaman, former general secretary of Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) Omar Faruque, Prof Wahiduzzaman Chan, Dr M A Aziz, Agriculturist Sayedur Rahman Selim, Dr Nazrul Islam and Principal Mohammad Ali Chowdhury Manik, among others, were present.
Peshajibi leaders said the law has undermined the 20 lakh professionals including teachers, engineers, agriculturists, journalists, justices, civil servants and members of the armed forces of the country.
It is also a violation of citizen rights according to the articles 27, 66 and 58 (Gha)(1) of the Bangladesh Constitution, they argued.
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