Newly elected MPs to take oath on Tuesday: Parliament secretary

The newly elected members of parliament (MPs) from the 13th national parliamentary election will take their oaths on Tuesday (17 February).

Kaniz Mowla, secretary of the Parliament Secretariat, confirmed the development on Saturday evening.

The interim government published the gazette of the newly elected 297 lawmakers on Friday night, following Thursday’s election.

Earlier, speaking at a press conference at the Foreign Service Academy, Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said, “Even if there is any delay, the oath of the MPs will take place on 16 or 17 February. It will not go beyond that.”

He added that preparatory work for the oath ceremony has already begun at the National Parliament.

Among the 297 lawmakers-in-waiting, 209 are from BNP, 3 from BNP's alliance partners, 68 from Jamaat-e-Islami, and 9 from Jamaat's electoral partners.