The Election Commission (EC) will announce the schedule of the by-elections to the vacant parliamentary seats of the BNP MPs on December 18, said Election Commissioner Md Alamgir on Thursday.
He made the remark while talking to journalists at the Election Commission office at Agargaon in the city.
“We have a meeting on Sunday, and discussion will be held on the by-election to vacant seats,” he said, adding that the by-election schedule will be announced after the meeting.
On December 11, five out of seven BNP members of the parliament (MPs) submitted their resignation to Speaker of Parliament Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, as part of their anti-government movement, with a 10-point demand that includes the dissolution of parliament.
The MPs who resigned are– Md Zahidur Rahman (Thakurgaon-3), Md Mosharof Hosen (Bogura-4), Gulam Mohammad Siraj (Bogura-6), Md Aminul Islam (Chapainawabganj-2), and (Rumeen Farhana (women’s reserved seats).
Md Harunur Rashid of Chapainawabganj-3, who is now in Australia, and ailing MP of Brahmanbaria-2 Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan could not submit their resignation to the Speaker in person.
The MPs sent their resignation through an email on the same day.
