12th Parliament goes into maiden session

Published : Tuesday, 30 January, 2024 at 3:41 PM Count : 376

Observer Online Desk

The maiden session of the 12th Parliament began at 3pm on Tuesday with Deputy Speaker Shamshul Huq Tuku in the chair.

President Mohammed Shahabuddin convened the first parliament session of 2024 exercising the power bestowed upon him as per the Article 72 (1) of the Constitution.

Out of 299 seats in the 12th parliamentary election, Awami League won 223, Jatiya Party 11, Bangladesh Workers Party, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD), and Bangladesh Kalyan Party one each, and independent candidates 62 seats. Fifty eight of the victorious independent candidates were ruling party leaders.

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