Sheikh Hasina was on Wednesday elected the leader of the Awami League Parliamentary Party (ALPP) for the fourth time in a row.
The election means she will be the prime minister for the fourth consecutive time after she led her Awami League party to an absolute victory in the January 7 parliamentary polls.
The newly elected lawmakers of the Awami League, under the leadership of party president Hasina, held a meeting at the Jatiya Sangshad and unanimously elected her as the leader of the ALPP on Wednesday soon after the oath-taking ceremony.
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader proposed the name of Hasina as the leader of the House which was seconded by Chief Whip Noor-e-Alam Chowdhury Liton, sources at the meeting said.
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Besides, Awami League Presidium Member Matia Chowdhury was re-elected the deputy leader of the ALPP while Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury was chosen as the Speaker of the Parliament again.
The meeting also decided to nominate Shamsul Haque Tuku as deputy speaker of the parliament again.
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Meanwhile, Noor-e-Alam Chowdhury Liton will retain the post of the chief whip of 12th Parliament, the meeting decided.