The commission has also recommended the reserved seats for women be elected through direct votingThe Women’s Affairs Reform Commission has recommended increasing the total number of seats in the parliament to 600, with one general seat for each parliamentary constituency and one reserved for women. Commission head Shirin Parveen Haque made these remarks while presenting their recommendations at a press conference after submitting the commission report to Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday. She said, “When people heard we were proposing 600 seats, many said 600 chairs could not be placed in the main hall of the current parliament building. So 600 seats seem logical enough. “Whether in a discussion or a debate, we believe 600 seats is not too many for this population.

Source: bd News24 April 19, 2025 16:12 UTC