Advocate Ahmed Azam Khan sworn in as new Minister
Advocate Ahmed Azam Khan, Member of Parliament for Tangail-8 (Bashail-Sakhipur), has been sworn in as a minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.
Advocate Ahmed Azam Khan, Member of Parliament for Tangail-8 (Bashail-Sakhipur), has been sworn in as a minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.
Major (Retd.) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed (Bir Bikram), Minister for Liberation War Affairs and seven-time Member of Parliament, has been elected Speaker of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad, bringing decades of political experience to the helm of the new parliament.
Prime Minister's political advisor and BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas has been admitted to a hospital in the capital.
The first session of the 13th National Parliament has begun with the post of President vacant. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman spoke after the proceedings began with the recitation of the Holy Quran.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath to the newly elected Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday (March 12).
Hafiz Uddin Ahmed (Bir Bikram) and Barrister Kaiser Kamal have been elected as the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the 13th National Parliament, respectively.