Opposition lawmakers staged a walkout from Bangladesh’s Jatiya Sangsad on the first day of the session as President Md. Shahabuddin began his address. The protest began when the president’s entry was announced, with opposition members standing up and displaying red cards bearing the slogan “জুলাইয়ের সাথে গাদ্দারি চলবে না.” As the national anthem played, ruling party members stood, but some Jamaat-e-Islami MPs remained seated despite requests from ministers and parliamentary officials to rise.

When the president started his speech, opposition members shouted slogans and eventually left the chamber in protest. Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed urged them to remain silent, reminding the house that the president’s address was a constitutional obligation and part of parliamentary tradition. The incident marked a tense start to the new parliamentary session.

The walkout underscored ongoing political divisions in the legislature, with the opposition using symbolic protest to express discontent during a constitutionally mandated event.