Sangsad Bhaban, June 22 -- charged rhetorical battle broke out in Parliament on Monday over the use of the word "mobocracy", with the Speaker ultimately ruling that the term was neither unparliamentary nor offensive, and even suggesting that lawmakers were free to use it themselves.

The debate emerged during discussions on the proposed national budget when ruling party reserved-seat MP Bithika Binte Hossain criticised a procession organised by the opposition Jamaat-e-Islami after the budget was unveiled on June 11.

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Referring to the rally, she remarked that while some opposition figures had offered comments and suggestions on the budget, others had taken to the streets with banners de...