Sangsad Bhaban, March 12 -- Opposition Leader of the House Dr Md Shafiqur Rahman on Thursday congratulated the newly elected Speaker of Parliament and urged him to ensure fairness, justice and a dynamic parliamentary environment for the benefit of the nation.

After the election of the Speaker, Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman thanked the citizens of the country for electing representatives through their valuable votes and enabling them to speak in the House.

He paid tribute to the martyrs of the movements of 1947, 1952 and 1971 as well as those who sacrificed their lives or endured persecution during what he described as years of fascist rule.

He also remembered the victims of the Shapla Chattar incident and others who had suffere...