BSS, SANGSAD BHABAN Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, member of Parliament (MP) from Rangpur-6 (Pirganj) constituency of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS), was elected as Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad unanimously today. The first sitting of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad began with Deputy Speaker Shamsul Huq Tuku in the chair and announced for Speaker
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President to address maiden session of 12th JS tomorrow
AP, DHAKA President Mohammed Shahabuddin will address the first session of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) starting at 3 pm tomorrow. In line with the parliamentary practice, the President addresses the first parliamentary sitting every year. Earlier, he convened the first parliament session of 2024 exercising the power bestowed upon him as per
Kamal unveils names of top 20 loan defaulters at JS
The total amount of debt to the top 20 defaulters is Tk 19,283.93 crore while the amount of defaulted loan is Tk 16,587.92 crore. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal divulged the amount in parliament on Tuesday responding to a tabled question from ruling Awami League MP Shahiduzzaman Sarker. The finance
JS passes Finance bill 2022, budget for FY23
The Jatiya Sangsad has passed the finance bill 2022 with a surprise late change to the proposal on repatriation of money laundered abroad. The opportunity in the proposed budget to bring back both movable and immovable assets has been cancelled through an amendment on the Finance Bill-2022 by the members of
Finance minister is set to unveil Tk6.80 tn national budget at JS
JS goes into budget session on June 5
The 18th session of the 11th parliament will begin on June 5. It will be the budget session of this year. The parliament sitting will start at 5:00pm on that say, said a press release of the parliament secretariat. President Abdul Hamid convened the session, exercising his power bestowed upon him as
Law on EC formation one step away; JS passes the much-hyped Bill
Bangladesh is finally going to have a legal framework for selecting the chief election commissioner and other election commissioners as parliament passed. the "Appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners Bill-2022" on Thursday. Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Haq moved the Bill and it was passed by voice
Country now ranks 41st in economic power amid pandemic
Amid the ongoing corona pandemic, lawmakers in the Jatiya Sangsad Sunday said Bangladesh has been able to keep its economy upward and now the country remains 41st position economically across the world. “Bangladesh now becomes an ‘emerging tiger’ across the world under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while the
Opposition decries e-commerce scam: Poll anomalies in JS
Two opposition parliamentarians in the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Monday criticised the government over the scam-tainted e-commerce sector and anomalies in recently held union parishad polls. "It is true that the e-commerce sector has burgeoned manyfold. But several thousands of crores of taka have been swindled in the last couple of months,"
JS passes bill to ensure better healthcare for children
The Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute Bill, 2021 was passed in Parliament on Wednesday, aiming to improve the healthcare services for children. Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque moved the Bill which was passed by voice vote. The bill was designed in line with the Dhaka Children Hospital Ordinance, 2008. The draft