50 MPs elected to women’s reserved seats take oath

The 50 women elected to serve in the 12th Jatiya Sangsad as reserved-seat MPs have taken oath of office.

They were sworn in by Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury at a ceremony in parliament on Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Deputy Leader of the House Matia Chowdhury also attended the ceremony.

The speaker opened the swearing-in ceremony by administering the oath of office to 48 reserved seat MPs from the ruling Awami League. Two other MPs from the Jatiya Party, the parliamentary opposition, were sworn in afterwards.

The reserved seat MPs joined the parliamentary session at 5:00 pm following the ceremony.

The parliamentary seats reserved for women are distributed per the seats won by the parties in the general elections. The MPs elected in the general parliamentary seats cast ballots for these reserved seats.