Staff correspondent :

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Haque MP said that there is no mention of election-term government anywhere in the constitution. The prime minister will decide how many ministers will be needed during the election.
The Law Minister said this in response to questions from journalists at the Secretariat today. 
Earlier, a five-member delegation of the International Labor Organization (ILO) held a meeting with the law minister. The delegation was led by ILO Country Director Tumo Potiinen.
At the end of the meeting, in response to a question from journalists about the government during the election, the law minister said that the prime minister will decide how many ministers he needs during the election. If he needs all, then all will be, and if he thinks small, can. It’s his decision. The Constitution gave him that power.
When asked what issues can be discussed in this month’s parliament session, the law minister said, everything can be discussed besides passing the law.
In a meeting with the delegation of the International Labor Organization, the draft of the Bangladesh Labor (Amendment) Act-2023, which was recently passed by the Cabinet, was discussed. Some issues have been resolved. Those that need to be explained are given. And some things need to be discussed in detail. On October 22, there will be another meeting in the Law Ministry.
Anisul Haque said that previously there was a rule to form a trade union if there were 30 percent workers in the group of companies. But in the amendment act it has been reduced to 20 percent.
The law minister said, we had already committed to the ILO, that this percentage rate will be reduced gradually. Previously, if more than 3,000 workers were needed to run a company, 20 percent of the workers were required to agree to form a trade union. But we have also reduced that to 15 percent. Besides, some minor issues were discussed. Essentially they emphasized the power of workers to strike and the strengthening of labor courts. They are happy with most of our amendments. However, in some cases they have suggested following international standards – or ILO standards.