Bangladesh’s ongoing parliamentary session will run for nine working days, beginning Thursday and scheduled to conclude on September 10. The decision was made at a meeting of the Jatiya Sangsad Business Advisory Committee before the session began, chaired by Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed in the Cabinet Room of the Parliament Building. The speaker may change the session’s duration and working days if necessary.

Parliament leader and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman attended the meeting, along with opposition leader Dr. Mohammad Shafiqul Rahman and other committee members, ministers and parliamentary whips. Deputy Speaker Barrister Kaiser Kamal also attended at the speaker’s special invitation.

The committee decided that there would be no parliamentary sittings on government holidays or on August 31 and September 1. Sittings will begin at 3pm each day. The session has received 2,818 questions, including 142 for the prime minister and 2,676 for other ministers. It has also received 81 notices under Rule 71 and 249 notices for resolutions under Rule 131.