Parliament goes into session Monday after a 60-day recess

The fourth session of the current parliament is set to begin at 3:30pm on Monday, 60 days after the prorogation of the previous session.

On 14 October last, President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir summoned the session in exercise of the powers conferred upon him under Article 72(1) of the Constitution of Bangladesh.

According to the Article 72 (1) of the Constitution, a period exceeding 60 days shall not intervene between the end of one session and the first sitting of Parliament in the next session.

Earlier, the third session was prorogued on 10 September last after only nine sittings, the second session, also known as the budget session, was prorogued on 15 July after 27 working days.

During the budget session, Parliament passed the Tk938,000-crore national budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year, the first budget under the current BNP government.

The first session of the Parliament commenced on 12 March, following the general election held on 12 February, 2026.

During its first session, Parliament passed 94 bills, including 91 bills against ordinances promulgated during the interim government’s tenure, and formed several parliamentary committees.