All BNP MPs-elect sans Fakhrul take oath

Another four BNP leaders took oath as members of parliament, but Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir opted out, reports bdnews24.com.

They are Ukil Abdus Sattar from Brahmanbarhia-2 seat, Harun-ur-Rashid from Chapainawabganj-3, Aminul Islam from Chapainawabganj-2 and Mosharraf Hossain from Bogura-4.

The BNP won only six seats in the December 30 polls. The Jatiya Oikya Front alliance led by the BNP bagged a total of eight seats, with Gono Forum winning two.

The alliance pledged to stay away from parliament, citing irregularities and rigging in the elections.

"We're under pressure, just as the party. Everyone is tensed," Harun-ur-Rashid, who won the Chapainawabganj-3 seat, said on the eve of oath-taking.

Zahidur Rahman, elected from Thakurgaon-3 seat, was sworn in as the first BNP MP in the 11th parliament on Thursday. The BNP expelled him on Saturday.