DHAKA, Apr 6, 2022 (BSS) – The Seventeenth session of 11th parliament was prorogued today after eight sittings as the first session of the year begun on March 28 following all the necessary health guidelines amid corona pandemic.
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury read out the prorogation order of the president around 4:21pm on Wednesday.
Jatiya Sangsad leader Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina delivered her valedictory speech at the closing session of the 11th parliament. Deputy leader of the opposition GM Quader also spoke at the concluding session.
Along with the legal procedure, a total of 35 important notices under section 71 of the rules of procedure were received.
A total of 35 questions were available for the Prime Minister’s question and answer session where only 17 questions were answered by the PM during the session.
During the question answer session, only 563 questions were answered by the ministers under different ministries with some 857 questions were received for the session.
Before reading out the prorogation order, the Speaker thanked all the MPs of treasury and opposition benches.
Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury also thanked all the MPs, officials, journalists, law enforcers and fire service and civil defense personnel for their services for smoother holding the parliament session.
