The 22nd session of the 11th Parliament, which was a special session, was prorogued today after five working days.

On the eve of the prorogation, the House unanimously adopted a motion on the occasion of the golden jubilee of Bangladesh National Parliament.

PM Sheikh Hasina, member of parliament from Gopalganj-3 constituency, moved the motion under Section-147 of the Rules of Procedure in the House on the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh National Parliament.

Some 63 lawmakers took part in the discussion that lasted for 10 hours and 23 minutes.

Earlier, President Md Abdul Hamid addressed the House on the occasion of the parliament’s golden jubilee. On April 7, 1973, the first parliament had gone into its maiden sitting in independent Bangladesh.

Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury read out the prorogation of the President at 2:23pm.

A total of 20 questions were received for the Prime Minister. The session received 449 questions for different ministries.