Dhaka, June 14 -- Parliament had descended into disorder after BNP lawmaker Monirul Haque Chowdhury commented about the attire of Opposition women MPs.

The comments, which also referred to the wife of Deputy Leader of the Opposition Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher, triggered strong protests during the budget session on Sunday.

During the budget discussion, Monirul recounted an incident from 2001, of a gathering where Jamaat leader Taher was attending with his wife.

"After entering, I saw something moving around," Monirul said.

"I asked, 'Taher bhai, where is your wife?' He replied, 'Here she is.' Then I said, 'How am I supposed to know you haven't brought a different one?'"

He later referred to female members of the Opposition, many of ...