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3rd session of JS resumes today

BNP unlikely to join

Staff Correspondent
The third session of parliament resumes at 4:00pm today, after an 18-day recess for Eid-ul-Fitr and Durga Puja, in which participation of the main opposition BNP is uncertain.
The current session is likely to decide on the fates of former speaker and lawmaker Jamiruddin Sircar, former deputy speaker Akhtar Hamid Siddiqui and former chief whip and BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain in light of the probe report on their alleged corruption.
A number of bills are also
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likely to be passed during the session.
The third session of the ninth parliament started on September 7 without the main opposition BNP and was adjourned on September 15.
Opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque yesterday told The Daily Star that their return to the House is uncertain.
'We will consult with the party chairperson today or tomorrow on the issue. The BNP parliamentary party will hold a meeting on the matter if the party chief asks us to," said Farroque.
On September 29, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia said the ruling party has not made seating arrangement for the opposition in the House.
Party Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain also alleged on Friday that the environment of the House is not right yet for their return.
A number of senior BNP leaders including Salauddin Quader Chowdhury recently told The Daily Star that the party chairperson is not inter-
ested in returning to the House.
However, a major portion of BNP lawmakers, especially the young MPs, have expressed their desire to join the House.
The BNP-led opposition has been boycotting House proceedings since April 7, the concluding day of the first session of this parliament. The BNP made a number of demands including increasing number of seats in the front row of the House and ensuring security of its chief.
Prime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina and even Speaker Abdul Hamid alleged that BNP is boycotting parliament not because of the seating issue but the dispute centring its internal sitting order.
Addressing an all-party reception at a New York hotel on September 27, Hasina urged the BNP to return to parliament for the sake of democracy and reminded Khaleda of the consequences of the 1/11 political episode.