4 more MPs take oath

Four more Members of Parliament (MPs) elected in the 10th national election were sworn in on Sunday. Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath to the new MPs at a simple ceremony at the oath chamber of Jatiya Sangsad around 3pm. The four MPs are AH Mahmood Ali (AL-Dinajpur-4), Monzurul Islam Liton (AL-Gaibandha-1), Dr Younus Ali Sarker (AL- Gaibandha-3) and MA Awal (AL-Laxmipur-1), said a PID handout. They were elected after the re-voting in 390 polling stations of seven constituencies on Thursday. With the election results of the seven constituencies, the AL seats in 10th national parliament rose to 236 while that of Jatiya Party to 34 and independent MPs to 15, according to a news agency.