(L) President Mohammed Shahabuddin greets Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, liberation war affairs minister and member of parliament for Bhola-3, and Barrister Kayser Kamal with flowers after administering oath to them as the speaker and deputy speaker of parliament, respectively, in the first session of the 13th parliament at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in the capital on Thursday. (R) Opposition members of parliament, including those of Jamaat-e-Islami, walk out during the speech of the president . — Focus Bangla The first session of the 13th Parliament on Thursday unanimously adopted a condolence motion expressing profound grief at the death of three-time Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, 31 former lawmakers and several other eminent personalities, reports UNB.
Former President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury was among 31 ex-parliamentarians.
Other noted personalities included former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Head of the Catholic Church Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The motion was moved by newly elected Speaker Major (Retd.) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed.
The other ex-parliamentarians also include BNP's Farhad Ahmed Chowdhury (Kishoreganj-4) and Nadim Mostafa (Rajshahi-4), Workers Party's Shahidullah Shahid (Thakurgaon-3), Lutfun Nesa Hossain (Reserved Women's Seat-6), Mahbubur Rahman (Patuakhali-4), Mostafizur Rahman (Dinajpur-5), Deputy Leader of Parliament Matia Chowdhury (Sherpur-2), BNP's Shahiduzzaman Beltu, (Jhenaidah-4).
Besides, BNP Chairperson's Adviser Rozi Kabir (Reserved Women's Seat-8), SM Akram (Narayanganj-5), BNP's SA Khalek (Dhaka-11), Sector Commander and second Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh KM Shafiullah, Bir Uttam, (Narayanganj-1), BNP's Abdul Momin Talukder (Bogura-3), BNP's Abdullah Al Noman (Chattogram-9), Nazim Uddin Ahmed (Lakshmipur-1) and Col (retd) M. Anwarul Azim (Cumilla-10).
Former President of Gono Forum Mostafa Mohsin Montu (Dhaka-3) and BNP's Abdul Mannan Talukder (Sirajganj-3), Iftikhar Uddin Talukder Pintu (Netrokona-3) and Hafez Ruhul Amin Madani (Mymensingh-7) were among the ex-MPs.
The other ex-MPs are BNP's Borhan Uddin (Noakhali-6), BNP's Motiar Rahman Talukder (Barguna-3), Nur Afroz Ali (Reserved Women's Seat-14), Abdul Karim Khandker (Pabna-2), Sukumar Ranjan Ghosh (Munshiganj-1), Jatiya Party's former minister and BNP's former MP Major General (Retd.) Mahmudul Hasan (Tangail-5), former minister Ramesh Chandra Sen (Thakurgaon-1), Abdul Mannan Khan (Dhaka-1), BNP's Mia Abdullah Wazed (Brahmanbaria-4) and Joaherul Islam (Tangail-8), Saleha Khatun (Reserve seat-30), Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury, Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yousuf and Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu.
The Parliament also expressed deep grief at the demise of those who sacrificed their lives in the long 17-year struggle from 2007 to August 05, 2024 for ensuring voting rights, democracy, the rule of law, justice and human rights.
It also recalled with respect former BNP lawmaker M Ilias Ali and BNP leader Sajedul Islam Sumon and others who were victim of enforced disappearance and killings in the time. The Speaker described 2024 as the milestone for the struggle to establish democracy for the people of Bangladesh.
Besides, the House expressed profound shock at the demise of July Uprising martyrs including Abu Sayed, Mir Mahfuzur Rahman Mugdho, Shahariar Khan Anas, Mehedi Hasan Junayed and Farhan Faiyaz.
The Parliament mourned the death of students in the Uttara Milestone school air crash on July 21, 2025, including school teacher and Independence Award 2026 recipient (posthumously) Maherin Chowdhury, the death of army officers in the 2009 Pilkhana carnage and the loss of lives of those who were killed during the 2013 Shapla Chattor Hefazat rally.
The names of former Jamaat MPs Motiur Rahman Nizami, Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed and Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, among others, were included in the condolence motion on request.
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