DHAKA: Ministers and members are reluctant to join the parliament as many of them were seen absent in the fifth day of the first session of Jatiya Sangsad on Sunday.

The session resumed at 4:45pm of the day with a lack of its members. The first row of the parliament was wailing with only six members where the capacity is of 30.

Though Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina along with the other ministers was present, a mentionable absence of other members was noticed in the House.

Moreover, the Finance Minister AMA Muhith was late for an hour in the parliament.

BDST: 1955 HRS, FEB 09, 2014