Bangladesh Parliament rejects proposal by lawmaker for ban on marriages amongst working folks

Bangladesh Parliament on Saturday declined to think about a bizarre proposal by an unbiased lawmaker who prompt a ban on marriages among the many working folks to deal with the unemployment subject within the nation, drawing criticism from fellow parliamentarians.
Lawmaker Rezaul Karim additionally argued that the youngsters of working {couples} had been typically uncovered to abuse by housemaids.
“Men holding jobs want to marry working women, likewise, women in service want to marry service holders. If the trend continues you can’t resolve the unemployment problem in the country,” Karim stated.

The proposal created laughter within the House and several other of his colleagues ridiculed him.
Law minister Anisul Huq referred to as the proposal a manifestation of “freedom of speech”. “I cannot move two steps off the House if I accept the proposal, this is unconstitutional,” the minister stated.
Huq stated being a public consultant himself, he couldn’t endanger his personal profession by accepting such a bizarre proposal.
“Since we have the freedom of speech, he (Karim) can say whatever he likes and he is taking the advantage of that freedom,” the minister stated.

Karim, who turned a lawmaker from a constituency in northwestern Bogra district for the primary time in 2018, final 12 months drew large criticism by blaming the feminist campaigns for rising incidents of rape.
He additionally grabbed media consideration the identical 12 months by posting a profile image on his Facebook account holding a pistol in his hand.