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The 19th session of the ninth Parliament is convening on Thursday amid a political standoff between the two major political alliances over the nature of government that would supervise the general election.
The session could very well be the last of the incumbent government although there are talks of organising another session before Oct 24.
It is, however, still not clear whether the BNP, the major opposition party that is demonstrating for a polls-time government, would join the session.
Ruling Awami League has asked the opposition to place its demand in Parliament, if any.
Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury hoped the opposition would attend the session.
The Business Advisory Committee will meet at 4pm on Thursday to decide the sessions tenure. Speaker Chaudhury will chair the meeting of the committee on which the Leader of Parliament Sheikh Hasina and the Leader of the Opposition Khaleda Zia sit.
Asked if the Speaker would take any initiatives to organise talks between the Awami League and the BNP, she said: The two parties will have to decide about it. Ill do my job as per the rules of procedure if they are interested.
The government scrapped the non-party caretaker government provision through the 15th constitutional amendment paving way for the ruling party to organise polls while in office.
However, the BNP-led opposition has been waging street agitation ever since claiming polls under a partisan body will not be free and fair.
Khaleda, the BNP Chairperson, wants Parliament dissolved before the polls and has threatened to block election under the current administration.
Awami League President Hasina insists the polls will be organised with her party in office.
With the two parties at loggerheads, various quarters had pushed for talks between the two. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has telephoned them, US Secretary of State John Kerry wrtten letters while a European Union delegation is currently in Dhaka to try to break the deadlock.
The Awami League has been asking the opposition to place its proposals in Parliament. Its Joint General Secretary Mahbub-ul Alam Hanif on Wednesday said his party would do everything to ensure a fair election.
The BNP says it has prepared an outline for an interim government. Hanif said they would wait until expiry of parliaments tenure for the BNP to come and place its plan.
BNP leader MK Anwar has said Parliament was not the place for talks where debates and discussions take place.
A day later, Hanif said dialogue between the two parties could be held outside parliament.
Thursdays session is scheduled to start from 5pm.
The BNP-led opposition had joined the last session after an absence of 83 business days. They were present on 21 working days out of 24 and the Leader of the Opposition had also addressed the House.
An opposition MP moved an adjournment motion demanding reinstatement of the caretaker system before the session but later retracted it, drawing flaks from Hasina.
Although the government is asking the opposition to place its proposal in Parliament, the opposition is hitting back saying the ruling party has to introduce an amendment proposal since they enjoy absolute majority.
The current government came to power with a landslide in the 2008 elections ending two years of state of emergency imposed by a military-backed caretaker regime. Its tenure will end on Jan 24 next year and the Constitution stipulates organising polls within the last 90 days of the governments tenure.
According to the Parliament Secretariat, there were a total of 394 working days in the past 18 sessions. The opposition MPs were present for 75 days and the Leader of the Opposition attended for 10 days.
Three new Bills have been submitted for the upcoming session. They are Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University, Bangladesh Bill-2013; mandatory use of jute products for covers (Amendment) Bill-2013; and the Overseas Employment and Migrants Bill-2013
Parliament goes into session Thursday - bdnews24.com
The session could very well be the last of the incumbent government although there are talks of organising another session before Oct 24.
It is, however, still not clear whether the BNP, the major opposition party that is demonstrating for a polls-time government, would join the session.
Ruling Awami League has asked the opposition to place its demand in Parliament, if any.
Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury hoped the opposition would attend the session.
The Business Advisory Committee will meet at 4pm on Thursday to decide the sessions tenure. Speaker Chaudhury will chair the meeting of the committee on which the Leader of Parliament Sheikh Hasina and the Leader of the Opposition Khaleda Zia sit.
Asked if the Speaker would take any initiatives to organise talks between the Awami League and the BNP, she said: The two parties will have to decide about it. Ill do my job as per the rules of procedure if they are interested.
The government scrapped the non-party caretaker government provision through the 15th constitutional amendment paving way for the ruling party to organise polls while in office.
However, the BNP-led opposition has been waging street agitation ever since claiming polls under a partisan body will not be free and fair.
Khaleda, the BNP Chairperson, wants Parliament dissolved before the polls and has threatened to block election under the current administration.
Awami League President Hasina insists the polls will be organised with her party in office.
With the two parties at loggerheads, various quarters had pushed for talks between the two. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has telephoned them, US Secretary of State John Kerry wrtten letters while a European Union delegation is currently in Dhaka to try to break the deadlock.
The Awami League has been asking the opposition to place its proposals in Parliament. Its Joint General Secretary Mahbub-ul Alam Hanif on Wednesday said his party would do everything to ensure a fair election.
The BNP says it has prepared an outline for an interim government. Hanif said they would wait until expiry of parliaments tenure for the BNP to come and place its plan.
BNP leader MK Anwar has said Parliament was not the place for talks where debates and discussions take place.
A day later, Hanif said dialogue between the two parties could be held outside parliament.
Thursdays session is scheduled to start from 5pm.
The BNP-led opposition had joined the last session after an absence of 83 business days. They were present on 21 working days out of 24 and the Leader of the Opposition had also addressed the House.
An opposition MP moved an adjournment motion demanding reinstatement of the caretaker system before the session but later retracted it, drawing flaks from Hasina.
Although the government is asking the opposition to place its proposal in Parliament, the opposition is hitting back saying the ruling party has to introduce an amendment proposal since they enjoy absolute majority.
The current government came to power with a landslide in the 2008 elections ending two years of state of emergency imposed by a military-backed caretaker regime. Its tenure will end on Jan 24 next year and the Constitution stipulates organising polls within the last 90 days of the governments tenure.
According to the Parliament Secretariat, there were a total of 394 working days in the past 18 sessions. The opposition MPs were present for 75 days and the Leader of the Opposition attended for 10 days.
Three new Bills have been submitted for the upcoming session. They are Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University, Bangladesh Bill-2013; mandatory use of jute products for covers (Amendment) Bill-2013; and the Overseas Employment and Migrants Bill-2013
Parliament goes into session Thursday - bdnews24.com
