13th national parliament

13th national parliament

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed. Photo: BSS

No constitutional existence of ‘Reform Council’ yet: Home minister

 “The honourable President has convened a session of the National Parliament, not a session of any ‘Reform Council,” he told reporters before joining the adjourned sitting of the Jatiya Sangsad.

Opposition leaders speak to journalists outside the Parliament while displaying placards after staging a walkout during President Mohammed Shahabuddin’s address. Photo: Collected

Opposition walkout from Parliament: Why politics trumped decorum in first session

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T Christensen attended the inaugural sitting of the country’s 13th National Parliament. 12 March 2026. Photo: US Embassy

US envoy observes inaugural session of parliament

Bangladesh operates under a Westminster-style parliamentary system and its national legislature, the Jatiya Sangsad, is a unicameral parliament. Photo: Collected

Two systems, two ways to govern: How Westminster and presidential models organise power

Despite the disruption, President Mohammed Shahabuddin commenced his speech, which is a constitutional requirement for the first session of a new parliament. Photo: Screengrab/BTV

'Ziaur Rahman is proclaimer of independence’: What President Shahabuddin says in parliament

Illustration: TBS

What rules say about MPs' conduct inside parliament

As President Shahabuddin stood to speak, Jamaat-e-Islami MPs rose from their seats in protest, brandishing placards. Photo: Screengrab/BTV

Opposition MPs boycott President's speech, walk out on maiden session

Speaker Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin addresses the inaugural session of the 13th National Parliament on 12 March 2026. Screengrab

People are vigilant guardians of democracy; parliament is its symbol: Speaker