The seventh session of 11th parliament, which is the second session of the calendar year and the shortest one, was prorogued on Saturday.
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury read out the prorogation order of the President around 6:25pm.The session began at 5pm on Saturday just to meet constitutional obligation.
The second session of this year lasted for an hour and 26 minutes considering safety issue amid the coronavirus pandemic.
At the beginning of the session, Speaker Chaudhury talked about the situation of the country and the world due to coronavirus. She also expressed condolence for the deceased.
She briefly described the necessity of holding the session in this situation and noted that the session was summoned following all health guidelines.
While speaking at the end of the session, she said that the responsible attitude of all will make it easy to overcome the present crisis. “We must be able to get rid of this infection through active and cautious roles,” she said, urging all to remain safe with their families, kith and kin.
“Let us overcome this situation with our patience and courage,” she said and requested all not to be panicked, rather follow the follow the health guidelines.
The House went into session after a 60-day recess as the sixth session was prorogued on February 18 last.
According to the Constitution, the gap between the conclusion of one session and the first sitting of Parliament in the next session shall not exceed a period of 60 days.
On April 6, President Md Abdul Hamid convened the seventh session of the current parliament.
MPs, including Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who were present during the session were seen wearing various types of masks and gloves. Some were seen wearing surgical caps.As per the plan to maintain social distance fewer MPs attended the session compared to normal time.
A decision was taken previously to confirm that some 60 MPs or little more will be present in today’s session to fulfil the quorum. The MPs were seen sitting keeping distance.Senior MPs and MPs from outside Dhaka were discouraged to attend today’s session.
During the session, steps were taken to avoid public gathering in the Sangsad Bhaban and media were asked not to come to cover the session.
Besides, all employees of the Parliament Secretariat, except the most essential ones, were directed not to be present during the session.Temperature was measured at the entry point of the sangsad bahban.
source: UNB
