Session will continue until 18 November; three ordinances to be placed before the House, with 3,751 questions submitted by lawmakers.
Parliament. File Photo/UNB
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Parliament. File Photo/UNB
The fourth session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad began at 3:38pm today (9 November) at the parliament building in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka.
Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikrom is presiding over the session.
The day’s agenda includes the nomination of the panel of chairpersons, condolence motions, questions and answers, notices drawing attention to matters of urgent public importance under Rule 71, and legislative business.
Three ordinances issued between the third and fourth sessions will also be placed before the House today. These are the Public Procurement (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026; the Value Added Tax and Supplementary Duty (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026; and the Special Solar Power Installation Ordinance, 2026.
The session is scheduled to continue until 18 November. Sittings will begin at 4:20pm every day except Fridays and Saturdays, which are public holidays.
A total of 3,751 questions have been submitted for the session, including 174 addressed to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and 3,577 to other ministers.
Lawmakers have also submitted 92 notices seeking attention to matters of urgent public importance under Rule 71 and 281 resolution proposals under Rule 131.
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