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Sultan Monsur takes oath as MP
DHAKA, Mar 07, 2019 (BSS) – 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/MKD/SA/ 1140 HRS