The newly elected members of parliament of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have taken oath in the 13th National Parliament election. BNP Standing Committee member Anindya Islam Amit is going to take charge of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism.
On Tuesday (February 17), Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin administered the oath of office to the newly elected members of parliament at the oath-taking room of the National Parliament Building at around 10:45 am.
Anindya Islam Amit was elected from Jessore-3 (Sadar) constituency in the 13th National Parliament election. He was involved in student politics while studying at Dhaka University. He also served as a member of Jessore District BNP and Central Co-Organizing Secretary (Khulna Division).
On Tuesday morning, the CEC administered the oath of office to the elected members of parliament from BNP, including BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman. Later, they all signed the oath book.
After that, Chief Election Commissioner Nasir Uddin will administer the oath of office to the elected members of parliament from other parties, including the independent members of parliament elected from Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. The new cabinet members will take the oath at the South Plaza of the National Parliament Building at 4 pm today.
It is worth noting that according to the unofficial results of the National Parliament election, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won 209 seats out of 297 seats and the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami won 68 seats. In addition, the National Citizens Party (NCP) won six seats and independent candidates won seven seats.
