The proposed legislation was then introduced with a voice vote before the House adjourned for the day without taking up any other legislative business. Though Sougata Ray of the TMC gave a prior notice to speak on the Bill, he preferred not to intervene when called by the Chair during disruption in the House. The Bill, introduced by environment minister Bhupender Yadav amid a din, also aims to reduce pressure on wild medicinal plants by encouraging cultivation of such plants and facilitate transfer of research results while utilizing the biological resources available in India, including patent and commercial utilization, without compromising the national interest. Constitutional experts said if Hassan does not tender his resignation, the prime minister could get him sacked through a presidential order.NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday in Lok Sabha introduced the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which seeks to facilitate fast-tracking of research, encourage the Indian system of medicine, and decriminalize certain provisions for use of traditional knowledge of such resources including seeds by local communities, ‘vaids’, ‘hakims’ and registered AYUSH practitioners who have been practicing indigenous medicines for “sustenance and livelihood”. Hasina has been serving as the prime minister for the third consecutive term but this was the first such incident when a member of her council of ministers was asked to resign. Actress Mahia Mahi, who is now in Saudi Arabia to perform hajj, in a video message said that Hassan made the leaked message several weeks ago which "humiliated and hurt me so much that I had no words to respond". Zia, a graft convict, is now being treated at a Dhaka hospital with critical illness, while her elder son Rahman is in London to evade justice in several criminal and graft charges. While the BNP demanded the government to clear its position over Hassan's comments involving Jaima Rahman, a young barrister living in the UK with his father, women rights groups and lawyers castigated him for his "vulgar and derogatory remarks". He was also heard rebuking a well-known film actress in an audio clip which went viral on the social media, putting the government in an embarrassing situation. Hassan, who is also a doctor, drew criticism for his "hateful comments" in media against main Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party's (BNP) acting chief Tarique Rahman's daughter and former prime minister Khaleda Zia's granddaughter. Quader declined to own Hassan's comments, saying they were his "personal remarks having no link to our party". I have conveyed him her message," Awami League general secretary and road transport minister Obaidul Quader said in a media briefing.
"The Prime Minister has told me to tell him (Hassan) to resign by tomorrow morning. DHAKA: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in a rare move on Monday, asked State Minister of Information Murad Hassan to resign for his "derogatory remarks" against women, according to a ruling Awami League leader.
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