Jatiya Party have announced they will stay away from Parliament till the speaker recognises GM Quader as the leader of the opposition instead of Raushan Ershad. The decision was taken in a meeting of the party’s parliamentary party on Sunday after a discussion with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury where she offered no hint of a positive decision in this regard coming soon, said Khandakar Delwar Jalali, JP press secretary. Jatiya Party’s parliamentary party has decided GM Quader will be head of their parliamentary delegation  and informed the matter to the speaker in writing, he said. Read more: JP seeks to remove ailing Raushan as leader of opposition in Parliament Currently, Raushan Ershad is the opposition leader who has been abroad for a long time for medical treatment with GM Quader as her deputy. Earlier on September 3, the parliamentary party proposed to make GM Quader the opposition leader of the parliament instead of Raushan but the speaker is yet to take a decision in this regard. The 20th session of the current parliament that began Sunday will continue till November 6. Read more: PM’s gesture to Raushan in JS, enquires about her health

Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Monday nominated a five-member panel of chair for the 17th session of the 11th parliament. The panel members are Shahiduzzaman Sarker, Shamsul Huq Tuku, Jewel Areng, Kazi Firoze Rashid and Sherin Ahmed. Also read: Parliament opens 17th session amid social distancing The speaker announced their names at the beginning of the day’s business. They will conduct the House proceedings in chronological order in the absence of the speaker and the deputy speaker. Also read: Focus on having EC formation law passed in current JS session: Minister

President Abdul Hamid on Sunday will address the 16th session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) in the afternoon. President's press secretary Joynal Abedin told UNB that the President is expected to begin his speech at 4pm. The president has to address the first parliament session of every year, according to Article 73(2) of the Constitution. Read: JS goes into session Sunday The President's speech has also already been approved in the cabinet. The session will start after the president’s speech while it will be the maiden session of 2022. Earlier, the President convened the first parliament session of 2022 exercising the power bestowed upon him as per the Article 72 (1) of the Constitution. The 15th session of parliament ended on November 28. According to the constitution, there cannot be more than 60 days between two sessions.

Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Saturday nominated a five-member panel of chairmen for the 11th session of the 11th parliament, who will be authorised to conduct proceedings in the speakers' absence. 

The first session of the new year, which is also called the winter session, will begin on Monday, after a 59-day recess.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has imposed a ban on organising rallies and moving with explosives in and around the parliament, which begins its new session on Monday.

Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Sunday nominated a five-member panel of chairmen for the Special Session, the 10th session of the 11th parliament.

The 9th session of the current parliament will begin on September 6 next after a 59-day recess as the budget session prorogued on July 9 last.

The 8th (second budget) session of 11th parliament was prorogued on Thursday after only nine sittings.

Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Saturday nominated a five-member panel of chairmen for the 7th session of the 11th parliament.