Dhaka, May 12 -- Only nine bills introduced by private members - Members of Parliament who are not ministers or state ministers - have been passed since the first parliament of independent Bangladesh.

Of these, eight were initiated by members of the ruling party or coalition, while only one was brought by an opposition member.

This information was shared during the first meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Private Members' Bills and Private Members' Resolutions on Tuesday.

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Records reveal that no private members' bills were introduced during the first, sixth, and twelfth parliaments.

The sixth parliament lasted only 12 days, while the first...