Standing Committee on Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment

Committee chairman and member list for the 13th Jatiya Sangsad could not be confirmed from accessible primary sources as of 2026-05-17. The first session (March 12 to April 30, 2026) closed after 25 sittings without constituting ministerial standing committees; a 14-member special committee was formed to handle bill scrutiny in their absence, consistent with historical practice. The budget session (second session) begins June 7, 2026 -- ministerial standing committees are expected to be formed then. current_head is null; verification_status is 'partial' pending formal committee constitution and announcement of chairman. The Minister of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment (cabinet, distinct from committee chairman) is Ariful Haque Choudhury MP (BNP, Sylhet-4 constituency), sworn February 17, 2026; confirmed by BSS gazette notification. State Minister is Md. Nurul Haque Nur. The standing committee chairman, once appointed, will by convention be a BNP backbench MP, not the minister. established_year 2001 reflects the year the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment was itself established (December 20, 2001), as the specific standing committee mandate post-dates the ministry's creation; the constitutional authority for standing committees traces to Article 76 of the 1972 Constitution. parliament.gov.bd committee members page (ID 147) could not be accessed during verification -- connection refused. The Bangla name is confirmed from BSS Bangla and parliament.gov.bd historical pages for the 11th parliament. Activity evidence hold: removed 2 exact generated refresh event(s) on read. Generated scores, positions, activity actions and verification stamps are unavailable. Retained events and unmatched action text require source review; original raw records are unchanged.