Shawdesh desk:

Awami League president and prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been re-elected as the leader of the House unanimously for the 12th parliament.

After taking oath, the new AL members of parliament on Wednesday re-elected Sheikh Hasina as the Leader of the House for the fourth consecutive term at the maiden meeting of the AL Parliamentary Party at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in Dhaka.

AL general secretary Obaidul Quader proposed Sheikh Hasina’s name as the Leader of the House which was supported by Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury.

The proposal was later accepted unanimously with a gigantic clap.

The ALPP meeting again nominated Matia Chowdhury as the deputy leader of the House.

The meeting also decided to re-elect Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and Shamsul Haque Tuku as the speaker and deputy speaker of the House respectively while Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury as the chief whip of the parliament.

Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury was re-elected as secretary of the ALPP as well.