Newly elected women MPs to be sworn in this afternoon

The 50 newly-elected members of parliament (MP) - for the seats reserved for women in the 12th national parliament - will be sworn in on Wednesday.

Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury will administer the oath to the newly elected MPs in the oath-taking room of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban at 3pm.

After the oath-taking ceremony, the women MPs will attend the parliament session at 4:45pm, it is learnt.   

The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday published a gazette notification detailing the names and addresses of the newly elected MPs.

Among the 50 MPs, 48 are from Awami League and two are from Jatiya Party, according to the notification. 

All the 50 women MPs were elected to their seats uncontested. There was no any need for voting as only 50 candidates submitted nominations and no one withdrew their candidacy.