The second session of the 13th Parliament is scheduled to conclude on July 9.
The decision was taken at the third meeting of the Business Advisory Committee on Sunday with Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad in the chair.
The committee discussed the allocation of time and duration of the second session, which will primarily focus on the national budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year.
Following detailed deliberations, the committee decided to allocate a total of 40 hours for the general discussion on the budget.
It was also decided that, except on public holidays, parliamentary sittings will commence at 3:00pm each day.
However, the committee proposed holding two sittings a day from June 27 to June 30 to facilitate the completion of parliamentary business within the stipulated timeframe.
The committee also authorized the Speaker to make any necessary changes regarding the duration of sittings and the number of working days, if required.
Members were informed that a total of 3,228 questions have been submitted for the session, including 191 questions for the Prime Minister and 3,037 questions for other ministers.
In addition, the Parliament Secretariat has received 98 notices under Rule 71 seeking discussions on matters of urgent public importance, while 293 notices have been submitted under Rule 131 relating to resolutions.
Leader of the House and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, MP, participated in the meeting.
Other members present included Opposition Leader Dr Shafiqur Rahman, Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Local Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, Goyeshwar Chandra Roy, Chief Whip Md Nurul Islam, Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman, Deputy Leader of the Opposition Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher; ATM Azharul Islam, Opposition Chief Whip Md Nahid Islam, and Muhammad Naushad Jamir.
At the Speaker's special invitation, Deputy Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal, MP, also attended the meeting.