Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury was sworn in as the Speaker of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad after her re-election as the Speaker for the third consecutive tenures.
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader proposed her name as the Speaker while Chief Whip Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury seconded it.
Deputy Speaker Shamsul Huq Tuku, who was presiding over the House session, said as there was only one name proposed for the post, Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury was elected unopposed.
After being elected, the session was adjourned for 20 minutes and the Speaker went to the Presidents chamber in the parliament to take oath, which was administered by President Mohammed Shahabuddin.
Earlier the House went into session at 3:00pm with Tuku in the chair.
The process to elect the Speaker began immediately after the session started.
The 12th parliament went into its first session this afternoon with a record 62 independent lawmakers, most of whom are Awami League leaders.
