A special parliamentary committee has recommended blocking 20 of the 133 ordinances issued during the interim government, including four ordinances related to the appointment of Supreme Court judges and the establishment of a separate Supreme Court Secretariat.

The committee also suggested repealing these four ordinances entirely.

The report was presented in the Parliament on Thursday by committee chairperson Zainul Abedin.

The committee’s review found that of the 133 ordinances, 16 should not be immediately introduced as bills. Instead, they should undergo further review to strengthen their provisions before being reintroduced, with four of these proposed for outright repeal.

Fourteen of these 16 faced objections from opposition parties and the committee noted that if the bills are not approved by April 12, the ordinances will automatically lapse.

At the same time, 98 ordinances were deemed suitable to be presented in Parliament as bills in their original form, while 15 ordinances should be introduced as amended bills, though the report did not specify the exact changes.

The four ordinances recommended for repeal are the National Parliament Secretariat (Interim Special Provision) Ordinance, 2024; the Supreme Court Judge Appointment Ordinance, 2025; the Supreme Court Secretariat Ordinance, 2025; and the Supreme Court Secretariat (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026.

Among the 16 ordinances suggested for reintroduction after review are the National Human Rights Commission (Amendment) Ordinance, 2024; the Revenue Policy and Management Ordinance, 2025, along with its amendment; the National Human Rights Commission Ordinance, 2025; the Referendum Ordinance, 2025; the Enforced Disappearance Prevention and Remedy Ordinance, 2025, along with its amendment; the Anti-Corruption Commission (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025; the Microfinance Bank Ordinance, 2026; and the Right to Information (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026.

Some ordinances faced no opposition objections, including the Value Added Tax and Supplementary Duty (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2025; the Customs (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025; the Income Tax (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025; the Civil Aviation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026; and the Bangladesh Travel Agency (Registration and Regulation) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026.

The 15 ordinances recommended for introduction in amended form cover diverse areas such as women and child abuse prevention, public procurement, bank resolution, anti-terrorism measures, criminal procedure, national data management, labour regulations, organ transplantation, police commission, tobacco control, human trafficking and migrant smuggling, land use and agricultural land protection, telecommunications regulation and private education staff welfare.