Two newly elected MPs to take oath on Tuesday

Newly elected lawmakers Mirza Faisal Amin from Thakurgaon-1 and Eliza Zaman from reserved women’s seat-23 will take oath on Tuesday (November 3).

According to sources at the Jatiya Sangsad Secretariat, the swearing-in ceremony will be held at 12:00pm at the Speaker’s office in the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.

The Speaker of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad will administer the oath to the two lawmakers.

The chief whip, whips, senior parliamentary secretariat officials and family members of the newly elected MPs are expected to attend the ceremony.

After taking the oath, the lawmakers will sign the oath register and formally begin their parliamentary duties.

Mirza Faisal Amin, the BNP candidate with the ‘Sheaf of Paddy’ symbol, won the Thakurgaon-1 by-election with 227,917 votes. His nearest rival, Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Delawar Hossain, received 96,513 votes, leaving a winning margin of 131,404.

Meanwhile, Eliza Zaman was declared elected unopposed to reserved women’s seat-23 on Monday, following the expiry of the nomination withdrawal deadline. The Election Commission has already published the official gazette notification in this regard.