Dhaka, February 17: Following a significant victory in Bangladesh’s 13th parliamentary elections, newly elected members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) took their oaths on Tuesday at the South Plaza of the National Parliament in Dhaka. This event marks a notable setback for BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman against Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus, as the BNP MPs did not take their oaths as members of the Constitution Reform Council.
Chief Election Commissioner A.M.M. Nasir Uddin administered the oaths in accordance with the country’s constitution. The ceremony was necessitated by the vacancies in the positions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker from the 12th Parliament. The oath-taking was conducted by Kaniz Moula, Secretary of the Parliament Secretariat.
Bangladeshi media reported that the BNP MPs refrained from taking oaths as members of the Constitution Reform Council. Tarique Rahman took his oath as the MP for the Dhaka-17 constituency, with his wife, Zubaida Rahman, and daughter, Jaima Rahman, present at the ceremony.
It is noteworthy that after the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government in 2024, an interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, along with 30 political parties, presented a plan for constitutional, electoral, and administrative reforms in July 2025.
According to The Daily Star, BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed stated at the beginning of the oath-taking ceremony that all newly elected BNP MPs were instructed by party chief Tarique Rahman not to sign the Constitution Reform Council form, as they were not elected as council members.
On the other hand, the Bangladeshi newspaper Prothom Alo reported that newly elected MPs from an alliance of 11 parties, including Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizen Party (NCP), were considering not taking their oaths. However, the elected MPs from Jamaat were sworn in at the same venue.
Additionally, a referendum on the National Charter was held on February 12, coinciding with the 13th parliamentary elections, where voting took place in 299 out of 300 constituencies. The BNP secured victories in 209 seats, while the radical Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami won 68 seats. Other parties, including the National Citizen Party (NCP), independent candidates, and others, won a total of 12 seats combined.
In total, the BNP-led electoral alliance won in 212 constituencies, while the Jamaat-led coalition secured victories in 77 constituencies.
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