JS Goes Into 19th Session Sunday

The 19th session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad will begin at 5:00pm on Sunday.

President Md Abdul Hamid convened the session exercising the power bestowed upon him as per the Clause (1) of Article 72 of the constitution, reports BSS.  

According to the Parliament Secretariat officials, the session would continue for three to five working days as it has been convened for a short time to meet the constitutional obligation of calling JS session within 60 days since the end of the last session.

However, some important bills would be placed and passed in parliament during this short session, they said.

Earlier, the 18th session of 11th parliament and budget session for 2022-23 fiscal year was prorogued on June 30.

The session began on June 5 following all the necessary health guidelines amid the fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic and continued for 20 working days.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal placed a budget of Tk 6,78,064 crore for FY2022-23, which was passed on June 30.

Apart from passing the budget, four bills were passed in the House during the 18th session of the JS.