, April 2 -- The Law Minister on Thursday told Parliament it will cost around Tk 12 lakh to make printed copies of all the previous laws during the process of introducing the 133 ordinances issued by the interim government in the form of bills.

Copies of the Civil Procedure Code or CPC alone will cost about Tk 7 lakh.

Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman said this in a point of order after submission of the report of the special committee to review ordinances in Parliament.

The Law Minister said that providing a photocopy of all the previous laws in their entirety along with the Ordinances would cost a huge amount.

Therefore, he said, it has been proposed to view the relevant laws on the Law Ministry's website.

"We are bringing the entire bil...