Dhaka, June 14 -- Parliament on Sunday constituted two separate standing committees on the finance and law ministries, with membership reflecting the share of seats in parliament, and chaired by MPs from the ruling alliance.

The committee on the Law Ministry will be headed by Bangladesh Jatiya Party Chairman and Bhola-1 lawmaker Andaleeve Rahman Partho, while the committee on the Finance Ministry will be chaired by BNP lawmaker Mushfiqur Rahman (Brahmanbaria-4).

The committees were formed during the day's parliamentary sitting chaired by Deputy Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal. Chief Whip Md. Nurul Islam Moni moved the proposal, which was subsequently adopted by voice vote.

Both committees comprise 10 members each. Two lawmakers from Ban...