PBA Desk, Dhaka: On Wednesday the Election Commission (EC) sent a letter to the parliament secretary for taking necessary preparation to organize the oath-taking ceremony of the newly elected lawmakers of the 11th general election.
Today EC Secretary Helaluddin Ahmed said this while talking to reporters at the EC office.
He said, ‘The gazette containing the details of 298 newly elected MPs has been published and we have sent a copy to the parliament secretary so that they can take preparation for holding the oath-taking ceremony.’
The oath taking ceremony will be held at 11:00am on Thursday, he added.
Traditionally, the oath-taking ceremony of newly elected MPs takes place within three days after publication of the gazette.
According to the article 148 (2A) of the Constitution, the newly elected members of parliament will be obliged to take oath within three days after the publication of election results through official gazette, or else their memberships will cease to exit.
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