JS session to continue till April 30

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SANGSAD BHABAN, April 25, 2019 (BSS) – The second session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) that began on Wednesday will continue till April 30.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee of the House at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban today with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair. However, the Speaker can change the duration of the session, if necessary.

The meeting also decided that the House would sit at 5 pm every working day although the Speaker will have the authority to bring any change to this end.

At the onset of the Business Advisory Committee meeting, the participants expressed deep shock at the death of Awami League Presidium Member Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim’s grandson Zayan Chowdhury and others in the Sri Lanka bomb blasts.

The meeting decided to hold a general discussion against militancy and terrorism during the session under the Rules of Procedure 147.

Committee members — Leader of the House and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Begum Raushan Ershad, Amir Hossain Amu, Tofail Ahmed, Rashed Khan Menon, Hasanul Haq Inu, M Fazle Rabbi Miah, Anisul Huq, Anisul Islam Mahmood and Noor-e-Alam — attended the meeting.

Senior Secretary of Jatiya Sangsad Dr Zafar Ahmed Khan and officials concerned were present.