Reserved women seat MPs to take oath tomorrow
The reserved women seats are allocated to political parties based on their representation in parliament
The newly elected members of parliament (MPs) to the reserved women seats of the 13th National Parliament will take oath tomorrow (3 May).
The swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for 9:00pm at the oath room (East Block, Level-1) of the Parliament building, according to the Parliament Secretariat.
Earlier, on 30 April, the Election Commission (EC) published a gazette notification announcing 49 MPs elected unopposed to the reserved seats.
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According to the gazette, 36 MPs were elected from Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its alliance, while 12 were elected from Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and its alliance. One MP was elected from a coalition of six independent lawmakers.
Those elected from the BNP-led alliance are: Selima Rahman, Shirin Sultana, Rasheda Begum Hira, Rehana Akter Ranu, Newaz Halima Arli, Mst. Farida Yasmin, Bilkis Islam, Sakila Farzana, Helen Jerin Khan, Nilofar Chowdhury Moni, Nipun Roy Chowdhury, Jeba Amina Khan, Mahamuda Habiba, Mst. Sabira Sultana, Sansila Jebrin, Sanjida Islam, Sultana Ahmed, Fahmida Haque, Anna Minj, Subarna Sikdar, Shamima Ara Begum Swapna, Mosammat Shammi Akter, Ferdousi Ahmed, Bithika Binte Hossain, Mst. Suraiya Jerin, Mansura Akter, Joharat Adib Chowdhury, Momtaz Alo, Fahima Nasrin, Arifa Sultana, Mst. Sanjida Yasmin, Nadia Pathan Papon, Shaukat Ara Akter, Madhabi Marma, Selina Sultana and Rezeka Sultana.
Those elected from the Jamaat-led alliance are: Nurunnisa Siddika, Marjia Begum, Sabikun Nahar, Mst. Najmun Nahar, Mahfuza Hannan, Sajeda Samad, Shamsunnahar Begum, Mardia Momtaz, Rokeya Begum, Mahamuda Alam Mitu, Tasmia Pradhan and Mahbuba Hakim.
Besides, Sultana Jesmin was elected from the independent alliance.
The reserved women seats are allocated to political parties based on their representation in parliament and members are elected unopposed by nominated candidates.
Meanwhile, the EC today (2 May) declared valid the nomination paper of Nusrat Tabassum Jyoti, a candidate from the Jamaat alliance and a leader of the National Citizen Party (NCP), for a reserved women seat.
