Newly elected six members of parliament (MPs) took oath at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in Dhaka on Wednesday.
Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath to the six lawmakers, who were elected in the by-polls held on February 1, according to a press release.
The newly elected MPs are — Hafiz Uddin Ahmed (Jatiya Party) from Thakurgaon-3, AKM Rezaul Karim Tansen (JASOD) from Bogura-4, Ragebul Ahsan (Awami League) from Bogura-6, Md Ziaur Rahman (Awami League) from Chapainawabganj-2, Md Abdul Wadud (Awami League) from Chapainawabganj-3, and Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan (independent) from Brahmanbaria-2.
The six parliamentary seats became vacant following BNP lawmakers' resignation from the parliament in December last.
After taking the oath, the new lawmakers signed the oath book as part of the traditional ceremony for the lawmakers.
Secretary of the Parliament Secretariat KM Abdus Salam conducted the swearing-in ceremony.
Deputy Speaker Md Shamsul Haque Tuku, Chief Whip Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury and whips Iqbalur Rahim and Atiur Rahman Atik, and lawmakers Md Mujibul Haque Chunnu, Shirin Akhter, Fakhrul Imam, Samil Uddin Ahmed Shimul, Umme Fatema Nazma Begum and Ferdosi Islam were present at the function.
