Dhaka: BNP Secretary General and Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today expressed hope that the party's female MPs elected to the reserved seats will fulfill their responsibilities appropriately in the Jatiya Sangsad. He said, "We hope the women MPs elected from reserved seats will play a meaningful role in making the Jatiya Sangsad more effective and functional."
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the minister made these remarks while speaking to journalists after the party's female MPs paid tribute to party founder Shaheed Ziaur Rahman and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the city.
The MPs were sworn in on May 3 at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban after being elected unopposed from reserved seats in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad. Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed administered the oath, and Prime Minister and Leader of the House Tarique Rahman attended the ceremony.
Out of the 50 reserved seats in Parliament, 36 have been secured by BNP candidates. Following the swearing-in, the MPs signed the official oath papers and the parliamentary register.