Bangladesh, July 8 -- Of the eight ordinances introduced by the Balendra Shah-led government, four are set to lapse without even being tabled in Parliament, while the remaining four ordinance substitution bills also face the possibility of getting stalled in the National Assembly.

Questions have been raised over whether the four substitution bills can be passed within the constitutional deadline after the National Assembly on Tuesday referred them to a committee for detailed deliberation. The bills had earlier been passed by the House of Representatives (HoR) without being sent to a committee.

The bills referred to the committee include the Public Procurement (Second Amendment) Bill, the Prevention of Money Laundering (Third Amendment)...