JS Question Hour cut short as ministers absent

Parliament's scheduled Question Hour was cut short on Wednesday after Deputy Speaker Kayser Kamal announced that the ministers assigned to answer members' questions were absent from the House, reports UNB.

Presiding over the sitting after Asr prayers, the deputy speaker said the Question Hour could not continue because the ministers concerned were not present to respond to lawmakers' queries.

"As this is the Question Hour, members are supposed to ask questions to the ministers. Unfortunately, none of the ministers for whom the questions were listed is present in the House. Therefore, we are concluding the Question Hour and moving on to the next item of business," he said.