Jatiya Party MPs will take oath later as most of the elected candidate still out of Dhaka

Jatiya Party (JaPa) Secretary General Mujibul Haque Chunnu on Tuesday said that those elected from his party won’t participate in tomorrow’s (Wednesda) oath-taking ceremony, as most of them are still outside Dhaka.  

He came up with the announcement while talking to UNB.

“We will take oath later, after holding a meeting with party chairman GM Quader upon return of elected members from their areas,” he said.

Awami League (AL)-backed candidates won in 222 seats in Sunday's general election, while independent candidates -- most belonging to AL -- won 62 seats.

JaPa candidates won only 11 seats and three candidates from three parties each -- Bangladesh Workers’ Party, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-Jasod and Bangladesh Kalyan Party -- secured victory in their respective constituencies.