49 women MPs to take oath tomorrow

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Dhaka: The newly elected 49 Members of Parliament from the reserved seats for women in the 11th parliament will be sworn in tomorrow.

According to a press release, the oath-taking ceremony will be held at 10:30 am on Wednesday at the oath-taking room of the national parliament.

Earlier on Sunday, the Election Commission published a gazette containing the names of the 49 candidates.

According to the gazette, 43 women MPs are from ruling Awami League, four from Jatiya Party, one from Workers Party and another is independent.

Earlier on Saturday, the 49 candidates, vying for the reserved seats of the 11th parliament, were elected unopposed as returning officer Abul Kashem declared them unofficial victors after the deadline for the withdrawal of candidature expired.