The seventh session of the 11th National Parliament opened in order to fulfil its constitutional obligation with Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhary presiding over at 5pm on Saturday. Representatives of the government, including Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and the opposition attended the session, all wearing masks and other protective gear. MPs had their temperature taken before they entered the parliament building, according to officials of the Parliament Secretariat, a handful of whom came for the session. The speaker opened a condolence motion afterwards. She later read out President Md Abdul Hamid’s order closing the session.

Source: bd News24 April 18, 2020 12:42 UTC