Dhaka:Prime Minister and Leader of the House Tarique Rahman participated in the fifth meeting of the Parliamentary Business Advisory Committee on Sunday. This meeting was held in preparation for the upcoming fourth session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the meeting commenced at 4 pm in the Cabinet Room of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. It was chaired by Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, who also serves as the chairman of the committee. Notable attendees included Leader of the Opposition Md Shafiqur Rahman, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, Deputy Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal, Chief Whip Md. Nurul Islam, Law Minister Md. Asaduzzaman, BNP standing committee member Goyaswar Chandra Roy, Jamaat leader ATM Azharul Islam, and Opposition Chief Whip Md. Nahid Islam.
The fourth session of the current 13th Parliament is set to commence at 330 pm on Monday, November 9, following a 60-day interval after the prorogation of the previous session. President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir summoned this session on October 14, exercising his constitutional powers under Article 72(1). This article stipulates that a period exceeding 60 days cannot occur between the conclusion of one session and the start of the next.
The third session of Parliament concluded on September 10, after nine sittings. In contrast, the second session, also known as the budget session, ended on July 15 after 27 working days. During the budget session, Parliament approved the Tk 9,38,000-crore national budget for the fiscal year 2026-27, marking it as the first budget under the current BNP government.
The inaugural session of the 13th Parliament began on March 12, following the general election on February 12, 2026. In this session, Parliament passed 94 bills, including 91 related to ordinances from the interim government's tenure, and established several parliamentary committees.