Bangladesh, Feb. 19 -- An opposition MP criticised the government in parliament on Monday for making former minister Shahjahan Khan the head of a 15-member committee to make recommendations for curbing road accidents and restoring discipline in the transport sector, reports UNB.

While raising a supplementary question in the House, Jatiya Party MP Fakhrul Imam said whether it will be fruitful to control illegal drugs by ex-Awami League MP Abdur Rahman Bodi and ensure road safety by Shahjahan Khan who sparked controversies in the past with his various comments.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, however, said former Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan was made chief of the committee as he is an experienced person in the sector...