The government has formally decided to present 133 ordinances, issued during the tenure of the interim government, in the Parliament.

According to government sources, the decision was approved today at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the Secretariat.

The ordinances were originally enacted under Article 93(1) of the Constitution, which allows the president to issue laws in emergency situations when Parliament is not in session.

Constitutional rules require that any ordinance must be introduced as a bill in Parliament within 30 days of the start of a session, or it loses its legal validity.

Cabinet sources said the ordinances will be reviewed once tabled. Those deemed necessary will be converted into formal laws, subject to amendments.