JS special session begins Thursday

The special session the 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will sit on April 6, marking Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad's 50th anniversary.

President Abdul Hamid convened the session exercising the power bestowed upon him by Article 72 (1) of the constitution.

Parliament secretariat sources said on Wednesday that the session, the second session of this year, will begin at 11 am.

President Abdul Hamid is scheduled to deliver a speech at the special session.

According to the constitution, the president must convene a session within 60 days of the last sitting of the previous session.

The last session of parliament was prorogued on February 9.