Dhaka, Nov 09 (V7N)- The fourth session of Bangladesh's 13th National Parliament begins today (Monday) and is scheduled to continue until November 18.

Parliamentary proceedings will start at 3:30 pm each day, except Fridays and Saturdays, which are weekly holidays.

The schedule was finalised at the fifth meeting of the Parliamentary Business Advisory Committee, held in the Cabinet Room of the National Parliament Building on Sunday. Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikram, who chairs the committee, presided over the meeting.

The meeting was informed that three ordinances had been issued between the conclusion of the third session and the start of the fourth session.

It was also decided that three ordinances and a bill, including the Public Procurement and Special Solar Power Installation Act, would be placed before Parliament during the session.

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