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Source: BDPolicyLab Watch record and cited public sourcesAs of 2026-05-17
Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad, focused on restoring and strengthening public trust in the parliamentary institution.
Presided over a Fruit Festival organized by the Parliament Journalists' Association at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.
Presided over the parliamentary session where the Gambling Prevention Bill, 2026, was passed.
Presided over the parliamentary session that passed the Tk 9.38 trillion national budget for the 2026–27 fiscal year.
Presided over the parliamentary session where the Finance Bill, 2026, was passed.
Departed Dhaka for Tehran, Iran, to attend the state funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
EC affidavit wealth/criminal data not publicly retrievable from ECS portal at time of verification (portal returned 403). Wikipedia and BSS are primary cross-checked sources. Vote share computed from BSS raw counts divided by Wikipedia turnout figure (145,990 / 215,635 = 67.71%; 57,351 / 215,635 = 26.60%; margin 41.11 pp). Registered voters 388,550 per BSS pre-election report; turnout 55.5%. Prior terms: Wikipedia lists 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th parliaments plus one additional term giving 6 prior terms; BSS interview confirms 'six consecutive times since 1986'. The 6th Parliament (Feb-Mar 1996) term attribution requires further verification. committee_memberships left empty: as Speaker he chairs the full House, not a standing committee. Wealth/cases fields null: EC portal inaccessible; no secondary reporting of disclosed figures found.
Source: 11 primary source linksAs of 2026-05-17
Represented Bangladesh at the state funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and held a bilateral meeting with the Speaker of Iran's Islamic Consultative Assembly.