House goes into session today
The Jatiya Sangsad goes into its 14th session, also the first in the new year, this afternoon with the president scheduled to deliver his speech.
The president is likely to talk about the government's development activities along with other important national and international issues, said sources at the Parliament Secretariat.
Duration of the session usually becomes long as lawmakers are supposed to take part in a thanksgiving motion on the president's speech, which is approved by the cabinet.
The business advisory committee of parliament headed by Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury would sit at 3:00pm to finalise the duration and other businesses of the session before the JS session begins at 4:00 pm, the sources added.
The sitting of the House would be adjourned for an hour after its start in honour of Awami League MP Manzurul Islam Liton, who was killed at his house recently by unidentified assailants.
The last session of parliament ended on December 8 last year with five working days.
According to the Constitution, there can be maximum 60 days' gap between the end of a session and the beginning of the next one.
The 10th parliament was formed through January 5, 2014 national election, which was boycotted by the BNP-led alliance and most of the other political parties.
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