, April 30 -- Parliament on Thursday witnessed an unusual and unprecedented debate after the passage of two key financial sector bills, despite no provision in the rules of procedure allowing discussion once a bill has been passed.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (Amendment) Bill 2026 and the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Bill 2026 were passed in Parliament by a voice vote after Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury moved those.

After the passage of the two bills, there was a debate between the treasury and opposition benches.

Except for independent MP elected from Brahmanbaria-2 Rumeen Farhana, no one else had proposed sending the two bills to the public opinion or scrutiny commit...