, April 26 -- Parliament on Sunday formed a 10-member special committee with a 30-day tenure to submit a report with recommendations for addressing the country's energy situation stemming from the Middle East crisis.

The committee, headed by Power and Energy Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood Tuku (as the chairman), was formed under the rule 266 of the rules of procedure after Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni placed a proposal for the formation of the body in the House.

The joint committee was constituted with five members each from the treasury bench and the opposition bench.

The five members from the treasury bench are Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood Tuku, State Minister Anindya Islam Amit, and BNP MPs ABM Ash...