Mirza Faisal, Aliza Zaman sworn in

Newly elected lawmakers Mirza Faisal Amin from Thakurgaon-1 and Aliza Zaman from reserved women's seat-23 took oath on Tuesday (November 3).

Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed administered the oath to them at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in the presence of Prime Minister and Leader of the House Tarique Rahman.

Mirza Faisal Amin, the BNP-nominated candidate for the Thakurgaon-1 (Sadar-Ruhia-Bhulli) constituency, won the by-election with 227,917 votes under the party's 'Sheaf of Paddy' symbol.

His nearest rival, Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Delawar Hossain, secured 96,513 votes, leaving a victory margin of 131,404 votes.

Meanwhile, Aliza Zaman was elected unopposed in the by-election to reserved women's seat-23 of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad. The Election Commission declared her elected on Monday after the deadline for withdrawal of nomination papers expired. The official gazette notification has also been published.

The seat fell vacant on October 1 following the resignation of BNP lawmaker Ferdousi Ahmed Misty. The Election Commission subsequently arranged the by-election to fill the vacancy.