Parliament to convene Mar 12

Staff Reporter :

The first session of the 13th Parliament will convene on Mar 12, when lawmakers will also elect the speaker and deputy speaker to formally set the legislative machinery in motion.

Confirming the matter, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed disclosed the date while at the Secretariat after a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday.

Salahuddin said that ordinances issued during the interim government would be placed before parliament He also said the election of the speaker and deputy speaker will take place during the sitting.

“A summary regarding the session will be sent from the National Parliament Secretariat to the Prime Minister’s Office and subsequently to the President. 

The President will then formally summon the parliament session in consultation with the Prime Minister.”

A condolence motion is also scheduled to be placed before the House alongside the presidential address.

Responding to a question regarding changes in the top level of the police force, he said there are many plans on the table which will be implement step by step.

Referring to the attack in an RMG factory in Adabar in the capital, he said the authorities have been informed and a thorough investigation has already been ordered.

“If the incident is confirmed, we will take strict and decisive action,” he added.