Forty-nine newly elected women Members of Parliament (MPs) were sworn into the 13th Jatiya Sangsad on Sunday. Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, administered the oath at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban at 9:07 pm.
Parliament Secretariat Secretary Golam Sarwar Bhuiyan conducted the ceremony, which was attended by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, cabinet members, and senior leaders from the BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, and the National Citizen Party (NCP).
The Election Commission (EC) had officially gazetted the 49 lawmakers on April 30 after they were elected unopposed. Of the 50 reserved seats, 36 went to the BNP-led alliance, 12 to the Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance, and one to an independent candidate.
The BNP alliance MPs include: Selima Rahman, Shirin Sultana, Rasheda Begum Hira, Rehana Akter Ranu, Newaz Halima Arly, Farida Yasmin, Bilkis Islam, Shakila Farzana, Helen Jerin Khan, Nilufar Chowdhury Moni, Nipun Roy Chowdhury, Zeeba Amina Khan, Mahmuda Habiba, Sabira Sultana, Sunsila Jabrin, Sanjida Islam (Tulee), Sultana Ahmed, Fahmida Haque, Anna Minz, Subarna Shikdar, Shamim Ara Begum Swapna, Shammi Akter, Ferdousi Ahmed, Bithika Binte Hossain, Suraiya Jerin, Mansura Akter, Jahrat Adib Chowdhury, Momtaz Alo, Fahima Nasrin, Arifa Sultana, Sanjida Yasmin, Nadia Pathan Papon, Shawkat Ara Akter, Madhabi Marma, Selina Sultana, and Rezeka Sultana.
The Jamaat-led alliance MPs include: Nurunnisa Siddika, Marzia Begum, Sabikun Nahar, Nazmun Nahar, Mahfuza Hannan, Sajeda Samad, Shamsunnahar Begum, Marzdia Momtaz, Rokeya Begum, Mahmuda Alam Mitu (NCP), Tasmia Pradhan (Jagpa), and Mahbuba Hakim (Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish). Sultana Jasmin was sworn in as the sole independent MP.
The 50th seat remains vacant due to legal complications regarding the NCP nominee. While the EC recently validated the candidacy of Nusrat Tabassum, her name has not yet been gazetted due to ongoing legal procedures and a pending High Court appeal by another aspirant, Monira Sharmin. Consequently, the final seat will be filled once these legal matters are resolved.
