Bangladesh, Oct. 21 -- Parliament will go into a special session (10th session of the current parliament) on November 8 for the first time in its history marking the Mujib Borsho on the occasion of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

President Abdul Hamid summoned the special session exercising the power bestowed upon him as per Clause (1) of Article 72 of the Constitution, said a Parliament handout on Wednesday.

The 10th session (5th session of 2020) of the 11th parliament will start at 6pm on November 8 (Sunday) after a 59-day recess following prorogation of the last session.

On Sept 10, the 9th session was prorogued after only five sittings due to the outbreak of Covid-19 in the country. Du...