The first meeting of the Business Advisory Committee of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad was held today in the Cabinet Room of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. Photo: PID

DHAKA, Mar 14, 2026 (BSS)- First session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad will continue till April 30, 2026 while every day session will begin at 3:00 pm, except on government holidays.

The decision was taken at the first meeting of the Business Advisory Committee of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad held today at the Cabinet Room of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, a JS press release said.

Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, who is also the chairman of the committee, presided over the meeting.

Leader of the House and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, MP, attended the meeting.

Other members attended the meeting included Leader of the Opposition Md. Shafiqur Rahman, Dr. Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, LGRD Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, Chief Whip Md. Nurul Islam, Law Minister Md. Asaduzzaman, opposition member ATM Azharul Islam, Opposition Chief Whip Nahid Islam, and treasury bench member Muhammad Nawshad Zamir.

At the special invitation of the Speaker, Deputy Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal also attended the meeting, the release said.

The meeting discussed the issue of time allocation and duration of the first session of the 13th Parliament. It was decided that a total of 50 hours will be allocated for discussion on the President’s speech.

The Speaker was also empowered to make any necessary changes in the schedule of the House and working days of the session if required.

A total of 468 questions have been received for this session, including 8 questions for the Prime Minister and 460 questions for other ministers. 

In addition, 27 notices under Rule 71 of the Rules of Procedure and 97 notices under Rule 131 have been submitted.

Secretary of the Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad Secretariat Kaniz Moula and senior officials were present.