The fourth session of the current parliament began on Monday afternoon after 60 days of the prorogation of the previous session.
The session started with Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, in the chair at around 3:30pm.
According to the decision of the meeting of the business advisory committee held on Sunday, the fourth session will continue till November 18 next.
During the fourth session, the parliament will sit at 4:20pm every day except Fridays and Saturdays.
However, the meeting authorized the Speaker to make any changes to the sitting schedule and working days of the session, if necessary.
On the opening day, one government bill – Bogra Development Authority Bill, 2026— is scheduled to be placed in the house.
Besides, three ordinances issued between the third and fourth sessions are going to be placed before Parliament at its first sitting.
The ordinances are the Public Procurement (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026, the Value Added Tax and Supplementary Duty (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026, and the Special Solar Power Installation Ordinance, 2026.
A total of 3,751 questions have been received for the session, including 174 for the prime minister and 3,577 for other ministers during the session.
Besides, 92 notices have been received under Rule 71 of the Rules of Procedure for drawing the attention of ministers to matters of public importance, while 281 notices have been submitted under Rule 131 of the Rules of Procedure seeking decisions on various proposals.
On October 14 last, President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir summoned the session in exercise of the powers conferred upon him under Article 72(1) of the Constitution of Bangladesh.
According to the Article 72 (1) of the Constitution, a period exceeding 60 days shall not intervene between the end of one session and the first sitting of Parliament in the next session.
Earlier, the third session was prorogued on September 10 last after only nine sittings, the second session, also known as the budget session, was prorogued on July 15 after 27 working days.
During the budget session, Parliament passed the Tk 938,000-crore national budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year, the first budget under the current BNP government.
The first session of the Parliament commenced on March 12, following the general election held on February 12, 2026.
During its first session, Parliament passed 94 bills, including 91 bills against ordinances promulgated during the interim government’s tenure, and formed several parliamentary committees.