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Published : 27 Jul 2026, 02:47 PM
The government has decided to replace parliament's ageing sound system with modern technology to fix persistent audio glitches.
A high-level meeting has been held to chart out the process.
Leader of the House and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman attended the meeting at the cabinet meeting room of the parliament building on Monday, according to his office.
The meeting covered the technical features and functionality of a modern sound system, along with how it would fit in with parliament's proceedings.
A detailed presentation was also made on the existing system and possible modern alternatives, along with technical capacity and an implementation plan for replacing the current equipment.
The meeting, presided over by Acting Speaker Kayser Kamal, was attended by the Leader of the Opposition Shafiqur Rahman, Housing and Public Works Minister Zakaria Taher, Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman, Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni, Opposition Whip Nahid Islam and other senior officials.
Acting President Hafiz Uddin Ahmad ran into a mic malfunction while delivering his first speech in the 13th Parliament's first session.
He was serving as speaker at the time and was seen holding a handmic.
The glitch forced proceedings to halt for a period.
Jamaat-e-Islami MP Shahjahan Chowdhury voiced anger over the headphones and sound system at the following day's sitting.
Parliament's sound system broke down again on Apr 5.
Speaker Hafiz said his own mic had stopped working, and the session was adjourned for 40 minutes for repairs and a prayer break.
Chief Whip Moni later said the sound system problem had turned “complicated”, alleging irregularities in its purchase and installation.
He claimed the contract had gone to a construction firm under the “fascist” government with no proper oversight of the work.
"What use would a construction company be for sound work? No one was appointed who understood the job," he said.
According to the chief whip, microphones of grade 38 were supposed to be supplied, but grade 258 units were delivered instead.
Alleging irregularities in the tender process, he said a company that had submitted a lower bid for the roughly Tk 38.4 million project initially missed out on the contract, only for the same firm to later carry out the work.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an investigation into alleged embezzlement and money laundering abroad linked to the operation, repair and maintenance of the parliament session chamber's Sound Information System (SIS).
