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Newly elected Awami League MPs to be sworn in on Wednesday

News Desk Nation 2024-01-09, 12:08pm

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The swearing-in ceremony would take place at 10am in parliament, Awami League Office Secretary Biplab Barua informed this to media.



The Awami League candidates who emerged victorious in Sunday's general election are set to take the oath of office on Wednesday.

The swearing-in ceremony would take place at 10am in parliament, Awami League Office Secretary Biplab Barua said on Tuesday.

Awami League chief Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina won the Gopalganj-3 seat in a landslide victory in the election, securing her eighth term as a lawmaker. 

The Election Commission on Monday announced the unofficial results of voting in 298 of the country's 300 constituencies. 

The ruling Awami League won 222 seats; the Jatiya Party 11 seats; the Workers' Party, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal and Bangladesh Kalyan Party one seat each; and independent candidates won 61 seats.