JS Goes into Session Saturday

The 11th Parliament will head to its seventh session on Saturday to meet its constitutional obligation.

"It has been decided that this session will be very brief on the topic of health in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic," said the Parliament Secretariat handout on Tuesday.

It also asked journalists not to go to Parliament in person, but instead to cover the Dj session of the Sangsad Television Live Television in their respective locations.

The second session of 2020 will begin at 5 p.m. on Saturday, following a 60-day break, with the 6th session being prorogued on 18 February last.

According to the Constitution, the period between the conclusion of one term and the first sitting of the Parliament at the next term is no more than 60 days.

On 6 April, President Md Abdul Hamid summoned the 7th session of the current Parliament to exercise the powers vested on him according to  Clause 1 of Article 72 of the Constitution.