6 NCP leaders sworn in at parliament

The newly elected members of parliament (MPs) of the National Citizen Party in the 13^th national elections took their oath of office at the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) here on Tuesday.

Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin administered the oath to the lawmakers at the Oath Taking Room of Sangsad Bhaban at around 1:22 pm.

Secretary to the Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat Kaniz Moula conducted the ceremony, after which the MPs signed the oath book.

The NCP lawmakers also took their oath as members of the Constitutional Reform Council.

Earlier on Tuesday, the newly elected MPs of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami had taken their oaths at the same venue.

According to official results, the BNP won 209 seats on its own in the Jatiya Sangsad polls held on 12 February. In addition, its political allies — Gano Odhikar Parishad, Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) and Gano Sanghati Andolon — each secured one seat.

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami claimed 68 seats, emerging as the main opposition party, while its alliance partners—National Citizen Party (NCP), Bangladesh Khilafat Majlis and Khelafat Majlish—won six, two and one seat, respectively.

Islami Andolon Bangladesh secured one seat, and independent candidates won seven constituencies.

On Friday night, the Election Commission published the gazette for 297 of the 299 parliamentary seats in the 13^th parliamentary polls.

The announcement for two seats—Chattogram-2 and Chattogram-4—was postponed due to legal issues, while voting in Sherpur-3 was delayed following the death of a Jamaat-e-Islami candidate.