13th national parliament

13th national parliament

National Citizen Party (NCP) Member Secretary Akhter Hossen. Photo: Collected

Calling referendum unconstitutional disgraces parliament: Akhter Hossen

“We want to clearly know whether the order that has been issued is law. Article 152 of the Constitution explicitly states that an order can be considered law. Yet some are saying it is not law and...

NCP Chief Organiser (South) Hasnat Abdullah. Photo Collected

'You uphold the Constitution only where it benefits,' says Hasnat in Parliament

Hannan Masud speaking at a parliament session/Screengrab

Gen Z doesn't want 1972 constitution: Hannan Masud in Parliament

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed. Photo: BSS

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

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