Today, the recently elected members of parliament (MPs) from the BNP party were sworn in at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.
However, they refrained from taking the oath as members of the Constitution Reform Council.
During the oath-taking ceremony, BNP leader Salauddin Ahmed mentioned that, as per instructions from party chief Tarique Rahman, all BNP MPs-elect were advised not to endorse the Constitution Reform Council form, citing that they were not elected to serve on the council.
Salauddin Ahmed also emphasized that the Constitution Reform Council is not currently part of the constitution and should be formally included in accordance with the results of a referendum.
Furthermore, he underscored the need for specific regulations, including outlining the officials responsible for administering the oath to members of the Constitution Reform Council.
The oath was administered to the lawmakers by Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin, who were elected in the 13th Parliamentary Election on February 12, starting around 10:35am.
The newly elected BNP MPs were observed entering the parliament premises shortly after 9:00am.
On the previous night, the Election Commission released the gazette for 297 out of 299 seats in the 13th national election.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin is scheduled to conduct the oath-taking ceremony of the new government at the South Plaza of the parliament at 4:00pm today.
BNP clinched an overwhelming majority by securing 209 seats, with Jamaat-e-Islami set to become the main opposition party for the first time with 68 seats.
Note: Corrections were made to this story at 11:20am
