11 JaPa MPs take oath

Eleven newly-elected members of parliament (MPs) from the Jatiya Party (JaPa) took the oath of office at Jatiya Sangsad (JS) on Wednesday (January 10).

Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Choudhury administered the oath to 11 MPs of Jatiya Party at 12pm at the Oath Room of Sangsad Bhaban.

Earlier at 10 am, the Speaker first took oath herself as per the rules of procedure and put signature on the letter of oath.

The Speaker then administered the oath of office to 222 Awami League MPs, including Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Later, the 62 independent candidates who won national polls from their respective constituencies were sworn in at 11 am.

According to the Election Commission Gazette, Awami League led by Hasina won 222 out of 298 seats, more than enough for her party to form a straight fourth five-year term government since January 2009, after earlier winning power for the first time in 1996-2001.

The Election Commission published the gazette on 298 elected lawmakers yesterday.