Bangladesh, March 13 -- President Mohammed Shahabuddin concluded his address to the opening session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday with the slogan "Bangladesh Zindabad," a phrase commonly associated with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, drawing attention amid the changing political landscape.

The speech was delivered after the election of the speaker and deputy speaker earlier in the day at the Jatiya Sangsad.

He also referred to BNP founder Ziaur Rahman as the "proclaimer of independence" during his address at the opening session of the 13th parliament on Thursday.

While paying tribute to the late Ziaur Rahman, the president used the title "proclaimer of independence", a description long promoted by the Bangladesh Nationalist...