Dhaka, March 12 -- Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday unanimously elected Hafizuddin Ahmed, Bir Bikram, as the Speaker, while Barrister Kayser Kamal was chosen as the Deputy Speaker.

According to reports by the Daily Star, the inaugural session of the 13th Parliament was presided over by senior lawmaker Khondokar Mosharraf Hossain, who was nominated for the role by the Leader of the House, Tarique Rahman.

The formation of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad follows the parliamentary election held on February 12, which came after the July 2024 student-led movement that saw former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leave the country.

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secured a majority in the polls, and its chairman, Tarique Rahman, subsequently...