Reply to thread

Message

[QUOTE="Queen, post: 86772, member: 27"]
An incoming Parliament is about to flip the switch as 297 fresh lawmakers line up to get sworn in after the 13th national parliamentary election.

Oath day locked for new MPs
[LIST]
[*]The 13th national parliamentary election produced 297 lawmakers.
[*]Kaniz Mowla confirmed the swearing-in for 17 February.
[*]Her update came Saturday evening through the Parliament Secretariat.
[*]The interim government released the official gazette on Friday night.
[/LIST]
Press briefing sets the timeline
[LIST]
[*]Shafiqul Alam addressed reporters at the Foreign Service Academy.
[*]Alam warned that any delay would stay within 16 or 17 February.
[*]His statement ruled out pushing the ceremony past that window.
[*]Preparations are already underway at the National Parliament.
[/LIST]
Party breakdown inside the 297
[LIST]
[*]The Bangladesh Nationalist Party holds 209 seats.
[*]BNP alliance partners account for three lawmakers.
[*]Jamaat-e-Islami secured 68 spots in the chamber.
[*]Jamaat electoral partners add nine more members.
[/LIST]
[/QUOTE]

Name