The fourth session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad has begun. Proceedings started at 3:30pm on Monday (9 November) in the chamber of the parliament building, with Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikram in the chair.
The short session could prove important for several reasons. President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir summoned it on 14 October under the powers given by Article 72(1) of the constitution.
Those involved say the session is held mainly to meet a constitutional obligation: under the constitution, the next session must be held within 60 days of the end of the previous one.
The session may run until 18 November, eight working days in all. It is being kept short because a new session must be summoned in January.
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