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JS goes into 4th session today


Bangladeshpost
Published : 07 Sep 2019 09:01 PM | Updated : 25 Aug 2020 08:18 AM

The fourth session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will begin at 5 pm today, reports BSS. On August 21, President M Abdul Hamid summoned the session exercising the power bestowed upon him as per Clause (1) of Article 72 of the Constitution.

Before the session, the business advisory committee will sit at 4 pm, with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair, to fix the fourth session’s duration and businesses. A parliamentary secretariat source said, in this session, some important bills will be placed before the House and different contemporary national and international issues would dominate the discussions in parliament.

Earlier, the third session (budget session) started on June 11 and was adjourned on July 11. During the 21 working days of the session, seven bills were passed. Besides, discussions were held on the budget for the 2019-20 fiscal, which was placed by the Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on June 13.