Gono Forum nominated veteran politician Sultan Muhammad Monsur Ahmed took oath as a member of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) this morning. He was sworn in as Member of Parliament (MP) at 11 am at the JS Bhaban,
JS sources said.
However, another MP-elect of the party Mokabbir Khan is yet to take oath, said a Gono Forum press release on Wednesday. According to the release, Khan will take oath later.
On Sunday, the office of Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury issued separate letters to the duo Gono Forum leaders inviting them to take oath. On March 2, the Gono Forum MPs-elect sent letters to the Speaker
requesting her to arrange their oath-taking ceremony on March 7.
Sultan Monsur, former vice-president of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU), was elected MP from Moulvibazar-2 constituency and Mokabbir Khan was from Sylhet-2 seat. Opposition alliance Jatiya Oikyafront, led by BNP and Gono Forum, secured eight seats in the December 30 national polls.
(BSS)