Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said that a final decision on 133 ordinances issued during the interim government period may be made tonight. He made the statement on Sunday, March 29, after a parliamentary meeting of the ruling party. The parliamentary special committee responsible for reviewing the ordinances is scheduled to meet tonight to finalize its decisions.

Committee chairman Zainul Abedin stated that consensus has not yet been reached on 24 of the ordinances, and these will be discussed further in the special committee meeting. The thirteenth national parliament session resumed after about 13 days and officially began at 3 p.m. The special committee meeting is set to take place after the parliamentary session concludes.

The parliamentary session began under the chairmanship of the Speaker in his absence, with Prime Minister Tareq Rahman and Opposition Leader Shafiqul Rahman present. The session opened with a recitation from the Quran following Eid and other holidays.