The fourth session of the current parliament is scheduled to start today, with ten bills including a four-year extension for the Speedy Supply of Power and Energy Bill expected to be tabled during the session.
Before the parliament starts its session at 5pm, the Business Advisory Committee will hold a meeting at 3pm – chaired by Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and attended by both Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and opposition leader Raushan Ershad – to decide the duration of the new session.
Sources, however, told the Dhaka Tribune that the upcoming session may be a short one.
Questions for the session have already been collected for eleven working days up to November 27, parliament sources said. They added that the session was only being arranged because of a constitutional requirement.
According to the constitution, the president must convene a session within 60 days of the last day of the latest session. The legislative support wing of the parliament said they have so far received ten bills to be placed, including four fresh bill and six existing bills that may see amendments.
Since its first sitting on January 29, three sessions have so far taken place. The second session started on June 3 and ended on July 3; the third session started on September 12 and ended on September 18.