Nusrat Tabassum, newly elected to a reserved women’s seat in Parliament, was sworn in as a member of the 13th Parliament.
The oath was administered by Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad on Wednesday.
The oath-taking ceremony was held at the Speaker’s office in the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, conducted by Secretary of the Parliament Secretariat Md Golam Sorwar Bhuiyan.
Earlier, the Election Commission (EC) declared Nusrat Tabassum, joint convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and nominee of the Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance, elected unopposed to a reserved women’s seat.
According the Third Schedule of Article 148 of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh as well as Rule 5 of the Rules of Procedure of Parliament, the Speaker administered the oath to newly elected member of parliament.
Following the ceremony, the newly elected MP signed the oath register at the office of the Parliament Secretary, as per tradition.
Deputy Speaker Kayser Kamal, Chief Whip of the Opposition, and senior officials of the Parliament Secretariat, among others, were present at the event.
