Dhaka, Sept 3 (BDNEWS) – Thirty-six members of parliament in the 45-member women reserved seats were unofficially declared elected Saturday as the remaining nine were provided to main opposition Awami League, which did not participate in the election.
Of the total 36, the 30 female lawmakers are from ruling BNP, three from Jamaat-e-Islami, two from Jatiya Party (Ershad) and one from Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP).
The elected 30 female BNP lawmakers are: Sarawari Rahman, Selima Rahman, Shahriar Akhter Bulu, Khaleda Panna, Rabeya Chowdhury, Khaleda Rabbani, Yasmin Ara Haq, Begum Shamshunnahar Khawaja Ahsanullah, Bilkis Islam, Rowshan Ara Farid, Shahana Rahman Rani, Helen Zerin Khan, Rosy Kabir, Noore-Ara-Shafa, Syeda Nargis Ali, Chaman Ara, Abeda Chowdhury, Rehena Akhter Ranu, advocate Ferdous Akhter Wahida, Prof Bilkis Jahan Shirin, Reena Parveen, Noor Afroze Jyoti, Hosne Ara Gias, Tasmin Rana, Shamme Sher, Rokeya Ahmed Lucky, Sultana Ahmed, Nurjahan Yasmin, Raihan Akhter Banu and Jahan Panna.
The three Jamaat MPs are: Shahanara Begum, Sultana Razia and Dr Amena Begum while the two Jatiya Party (Ershad) lawmakers are: Merina Rahman and Syeda Razia Fayez.
The lone BJP (Naziur) MP is Nabila Chowdhury.
Mohammad Zakoria, Joint Secretary of EC secretariat and returning officer of the election, told the reporters at his office that the EC may issue the official gazette notification within a day or two eyeing on the next parliament session beginning on September 8.
After publication of the gazette, the Sangsad secretariat will fix the date of taking oath by the newly elected MPs prior to the session.
According to the electoral laws, the EC would have to announce the election schedule for nine seats within 21 working days after the gazette notification of the 36 seats.
As the majority party, BNP would get all the nine seats. However, it may offer any number of seats to any party having representation in the parliament.
BDNEWS/1804 hrs