JS special session begins

The first sitting of the 22nd special session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad began at 11.03am on Thursday with Speaker Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.

The day’s proceedings began with recitation from the Holy Quran.

A five-member panel of chairmen was nominated by the speaker for the 22nd session of the 11th Parliament.

The panel members are HN Ashequr Rahman, Asaduzzaman Noor, Md Mokbul Hossain, Kazi Firoz Rashid and Kaniz Fatema Ahmed.

Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury announced their names at the beginning of the session.

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

However, President Abdul Hamid is scheduled to deliver a memorial speech in the parliament on Friday.