The fourth session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad commenced on Monday afternoon (November 9) at the Parliament House in Dhaka.
The session, which began at 3:30 PM, is being presided over by Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikrom. Although scheduled for a brief duration, the current parliamentary sitting carries significant legislative importance.
President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir convened the session exercising the authority vested in him under Article 72(1) of the Constitution on October 14.
According to parliamentary officials, the session is primarily convened to fulfill constitutional obligations, which dictate that no more than 60 days may elapse between the dissolution of one session and the convening of the next.
The current session is expected to run for a total of eight working days until November 18, as a new parliamentary session is mandated to be called in January.
-SA