Some 99 MPs elected for first time in JS

As many as 99 candidates from various political parties, including Tarique Rahman, secured victory in their first participation in the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) elections held on 12 February.

In the polls, 10 young leaders of the second generation — successors of senior Bangladesh Nationalist Party figures — won seats on the BNP ticket symbolised by the ‘Sheaf of Paddy’, according to the Election Commission.

The BNP, led by Tarique Rahman, is set to form the government shortly after achieving a landslide victory, marking its fourth overall win after a 20-year interval.

The BNP-led alliance won a total of 212 seats, the Jamaat-led alliance claimed 77, Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) secured one, while independent and other candidates won seven seats.

Newly elected BNP MPs include Tarique Rahman (Dhaka-17 and Bogra-6), Khandaker Abu Ashfaq (Dhaka-1), Engineer Ishraq Hossain (Dhaka-6), Hamidur Rahman Hamid (Dhaka-7), Habibur Rashid Habib (Dhaka-9), Sheikh Rabiul Alam Robi (Dhaka-10), Bobby Hajjaj (Dhaka-13), SM Jahangir Hossain (Dhaka-18), Farzana Sharmin (Natore-1), Dr AZM Zahid Hossain (Dinajpur-6), Nayab Yusuf Chowdhury (Faridpur-3), Shahidul Islam Babul (Faridpur-4), Mohammad Akhtaruzzaman Bachchu (Mymensingh-10), Mir Mohammad Helal (Chittagong-5), Hummam Quader Chowdhury (Chittagong-7), Sayeed Al Noman (Chittagong-10), Rakibul Islam Bakul (Khulna-3), Azizul Bari Helal (Khulna-4), Principal Selim Bhuiyan (Comilla-10), Aynul Haque (Sirajganj-3), Amirul Islam Khan (Sirajganj-5), MA Muhith (Sirajganj-6), Anindya Islam Amit (Jessore-3), Advocate Md Asaduzzaman (Jhenaidah-1), Kamruzzaman Kamrul (Sunamganj-1), Mohammad Qaysor Ahmed (Sunamganj-3), Dr Reza Kibria (Habiganj-1), Nurul Islam Nayan (Bhola-4), Nurul Haque Nur (Patuakhali-3), ABM Mosharraf Hossain (Patuakhali-4), Rajib Ahsan (Barisal-4), Selimuzzaman Selim (Gopalganj-1), KM Babar (Gopalganj-2), SM Jilani (Gopalganj-3), Mohammad Faruk Alam Sarkar (Gaibandha-4), Mohammad Mostafizur Rahman (Naogaon-1), Fazle Huda Babul (Naogaon-3), Ekramul Bari Tipu (Naogaon-4), Sheikh Mohammad Rezaul Islam (Naogaon-6), Professor Nazrul Islam (Rajshahi-5), Mohammad Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas (Pabna-5), Shariful Alam (Kishoreganj-6), Mujibur Rahman (Gazipur-1), M Manjurul Karim Rony (Gazipur-2), Professor Dr SM Rafiqul Islam Bachchu (Gazipur-3), Mostafizur Rahman Bhuiyan Dipu (Narayanganj-1), Nazrul Islam Azad (Narayanganj-2), Md Azharul Islam Mannan (Narayanganj-3), Md Masuduzzaman (Narayanganj-5), Syeed Ahmed Aslam (Shariatpur-1), Abdul Mukhtadir (Sylhet-1), Tahsina Rushdir Luna (Sylhet-2), Mohammad Abdul Malik (Sylhet-3), Emran Ahmed Chowdhury (Sylhet-6), Sawkat Hossain Saku (Moulvibazar-2), Abu Mansur Sakhawat Hasan Jibon (Habiganj-2), SM Faisal (Habiganj-4), SA Hannan (Brahmanbaria-1), Junaid Saki (Brahmanbaria-6), Md Abdul Mannan (Brahmanbaria-5), Md Jasim Uddin (Comilla-5), Mohammad Fakhrul Islam (Noakhali-5), Farhad Hossain Azad (Panchagarh-2), Shahadat Hossain Selim (Laxmipur-1), Rafiqul Islam Majnu (Feni-1), Abdul Awal Mintu (Feni-3), Barrister Kaiser Kamal (Netrokona-1), Dr Md Anwarul Haque (Netrokona-2), Anisur Rahman Talukder (Madaripur-3), Abdus Salam Azad (Munshiganj-2), Kamruzzaman Ratan (Munshiganj-3), Afroza Khanam (Manikganj-3) and others.

The winning candidates on the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ticket include Syed Zainul Abedin (Dhaka-4), Mohammad Kamal Hossain (Dhaka-5), Md Saiful Alam (Dhaka-12), Barrister Mir Ahmad Bin Kasem Arman (Dhaka-14), Dr Shafiqur Rahman (Dhaka-15), Colonel Abdul Baten (Dhaka-16), Professor Kamrul Hasan Milon (Mymensingh-6), Shafiqul Islam Masud (Patuakhali-2), Masum Mostafa (Netrokona-5), Salah Uddin (Gazipur-4), Masud Sayedee (Pirojpur-1), Md Amir Hamza (Kushtia-3), Md Masud Parvez (Chuadanga-1), Md Ruhul Amin (Chuadanga-2) and others.

National Citizen Party (NCP) MPs include Nahid Islam (Dhaka-11), Abdul Hannan Masud (Noakhali-6), Hasnat Abdullah (Cumilla-4), Akhtar Hossain (Rangpur-4), Abdullah Al Amin (Narayanganj-4), Dr Atiq Mujahid (Kurigram-2) and others.

Maulana Mahmudul Hossain Waliullah of Islami Andolan Bangladesh was elected from Barguna-1, while independent candidates include Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Kishoreganj-5), Abdul Hannan (Chandpur-4), Salman Omar (Mymensingh-1) and AZM Rezwanul Haque (Dinajpur-5).

A Cabinet Division source said that the newly elected MPs are scheduled to be sworn in within the next day or two.