Jatiya Sangsad goes into 20th session on April 8

The 20th session of the 10th Jatiya Sangsad will begin on April 8. President Abdul Hamid has convened the session exercising the power bestowed upon him by Article 72 (1) of the constitution, said a release from the Parliament Secretariat on Wednesday. The House will go into session at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban parliament room at 5pm on the day, according to the release. The duration and proceedings of the 20th session will be finalized on April 8, at a meeting of the business advisory committee of the parliament with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in chair, a Parliament Secretariat source said. Earlier, the 19th session of the current parliament was prorogued by 35 working days on February 28.