Noor-e-Alam Chowdhury Liton, lawmaker from Madaripur-1 constituency, has been made the chief whip of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad by President Abdul Hamid today.

The parliament secretariat issued a gazette notification in this regard this noon just before the maiden session of 11th parliament was set to take place.

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The president also appointed six ruling AL lawmakers as whips.

The Whips are: Atiur Rahman Atik, Panchanan Biswas, Iqbalur Rahim, Mahbub Ara Begum Gini, Shamsul Huq Chowdhury and Abu Sayeed Al Mahmud Swapan.