Sangsad Bhaban, April 27 -- e-Islami MP on Monday elected from Narail-2 Ataur Rahman lashed out at the President's recent address, suggesting the head of state has lost his independence to the ruling power.

Participating in the discussion on the motion of thanks on the President's speech in Parliament, Ataur Rahman dismissed the praise offered by the treasury bench members, including those he referred to as his "friends."

He used a provocative metaphor to describe the President's current standing, invoking the memory of late Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury.

The Jamaat MP stated that after listening to the speech, he felt that either the President's spine had become much stronger or that someone had bent it, concluding that the latter seeme...