Dhaka, April 28 -- Two separate bills were introduced in Parliament on Tuesday aiming to bring amendments to remove the maximum age limit for the posts of Chairman and Commissioner of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) and Chairman and Member of Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA).

If the two bills are passed, the government will be able to appoint chairmen of any age in the two regulatory bodies.

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury separately introduced the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (Amendment) Bill and Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Bill in Parliament.

Later, the two bills were sent to a special parliamentary committee for scrutiny. The pane...