Dhaka:Newly elected lawmakers Mirza Faisal Amin and Eliza Jaman have officially taken their oaths as members of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) in a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the oath was administered by Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikram at his office in the JS Bhaban. The event was witnessed by notable figures including Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, Deputy Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal, and Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni, alongside other whips.
Mirza Faisal Amin, representing Thakurgaon-1, secured victory in the by-election with 227,917 votes, surpassing his closest competitor, Jamaat-e-Islami's Delawar Hossain, who received 96,513 votes. Meanwhile, Eliza Jaman was elected unopposed to reserved women's seat-23 after the deadline for withdrawal of nomination papers passed, following the resignation of BNP lawmaker Ferdousi Ahmed Misty on October 1.
The Parliament Secretariat Secretary, Barrister Md. Golam Sarwar Bhuiyan, conducted the oath-taking ceremony. Following the formalities, both Amin and Jaman signed the oath register in the Parliament Secretary's room, completing the procedure as per parliamentary norms.