Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury declared Bogura-6 constituency vacant as BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir did not take the oath as a Member of Parliament in the stipulated time.
In the by-election of that constituency ruling party Awami League has given nomination to district unit joint general secretary T Zaman Niketa. Besides the party has finalized the list of candidates for the fifth phase upazila elections in 16 upazilas.
The decisions were taken at a meeting presided over by party chief and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina held at the Ganabhaban on Sunday afternoon.
BNP and Jatiya Oikyafront got total 8 seats in the eleventh national parliament election held on December 30 last. The elected members took the oath one by one after going beyond the party decision and later following the party decision except Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
But Mirza Fakhrul did not take the oath within the stipulated time of 90 days. So the Speaker declared his seat vacant according to the rules.
In this continuation in the by-election of Bogura-6 constituency Awami League nominated T Zaman Niketa as its candidate for the election.
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