Dhaka, March 15 -- Opposition Leader and Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has raised questions in parliament over the failure to convene the first session of the proposed Constitution Reform Council.

In response, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said the Constitution does not recognise such a council, meaning neither can the prime minister advise the president to call its session nor can the president convene it.

Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad did not give an immediate ruling, saying he would respond after receiving a formal notice.

Soon after the House sat at 11am on Sunday, Shafiqur stood up seeking to raise the issue through an unscheduled discussion. When he tried to speak immediately, the speaker asked him to wait until the end of t...