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The fourth session of the 13th National Parliament is scheduled to begin today (Monday, November 9) at 4:20 pm. Three ordinances are set to be tabled during the session, which is scheduled to continue until November 18.

The third session of parliament concluded on September 10. Later, on October 14, President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir convened the fourth session.

The three ordinances scheduled to be presented are the Public Procurement (Amendment) Ordinance 2026, the Value Added Tax and Supplementary Duty (Amendment) Ordinance 2026, and the Special Solar Power Installation Ordinance 2026. These ordinances were promulgated during the period between the third and fourth parliamentary sessions.

According to sources at the Parliament Secretariat, sessions will be held daily at the same time until November 18, except on Fridays and Saturdays, which are government holidays.

The schedule and proceedings of the session were decided at the fifth meeting of the Business Advisory Committee held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Sunday (November 8). The meeting took place in the Cabinet Room under the chairmanship of Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad Bir Bikram.

Leader of the House and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, along with other committee members, attended the meeting.

Among those present were Leader of the Opposition Dr. Md. Shafiqur Rahman, Goyeshwar Chandra Roy, Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, Deputy Speaker Barrister Kaiser Kamal, Chief Whip Md. Nurul Islam Moni, Law Minister Md. Asaduzzaman, A.T.M. Azharul Islam and Opposition Chief Whip Md. Nahid Islam.

A total of 3,751 questions have been submitted for the session. Of these, 174 are directed to the Prime Minister, while 3,577 are intended for other ministers.

In addition, 92 notices have been submitted under Rule 71 seeking the attention of the House, while 281 motions have been submitted under Rule 131.