JS opens probably the last session, to continue till Nov 2

The 25th session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad (parliament) went into session today possibly for the final time before the next general election.

The session will continue till November 2.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the Business Advisory Meeting at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, meeting sources said.

Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury presided over the meeting which started around 3:00pm.

Later, the House went into sitting around 4:05pm.

At the beginning of the day's business, Speaker nominated a five-member panel of chairs for the 25th session of the 11th Parliament.

The panel members are Abdus Shahid, Dhirendra Devnath, Tanvir Shakil Joy, Kazi Firoz Rashid and Nargis Rahman.

They will conduct the House proceedings in chronological order in the absence of the speaker and the deputy speaker.

The last session of 11th parliament is going to sit at a time when the country's two major political parties -- ruling Awami League and opposition BNP -- face off on streets to establish supremacy in political field ahead of the upcoming election.

On September 14, the 24th session of the current parliament was prorogued after nine sittings.

The 11th Parliament is going to fulfill its five-year term on January 29, 2024, as it went into the first session on January 30, 2019.

So, the next general election will have to be held within 90 days before January 29, 2024, in the case of the dissolution of Parliament by reason of the expiration of its term, as per article 123 of the Constitution.