JS goes into session on Jan 22
The Jatiya Sangsad goes into its 12th session on January 22.
President Abdul Hamid convened the session today, said a release of parliament secretariat.
It will be the first JS session of the New Year. The president is scheduled to deliver his speech on the first day of the session which is approved by the cabinet.
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 on the thanksgiving motion on president's speech.
The business advisory committee of parliament headed by Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury will finalise the duration of the session before the JS session begins at 4:00 pm, the sources said.
The Jatiya Party Parliamentary Party will sit in a meeting before beginning the new session to decide the party's stance on different national issues, party insiders said.
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 other political parties.
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