His wife and the Opposition Leader Raushon Ershad has apologised in Parliament for the derogatory comment.
In last week’s budget discussion, the former military strongman said: “We repeatedly say that our prime minister, speaker, deputy leader of the house, opposition leader are all women. But they are showpieces. It is not the same outside.”
Women MPs present there protested against the remark and Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury later expunged it from Parliament proceedings.
Ershad on Monday urged the Speaker to expunge his wife’s apology as well.
“We are all members of Parliament. We warrant similar respect,” he said in an unscheduled discussion. “Only I have the authority to apologise for my mistake.”
He said Raushon’s apology, offered during the budget discussion, was ‘beyond her jurisdiction’.