Dr Kamal Hossain led Gano Forum’s MP-elect Sultan Md Mansur has taken oath to his office.

Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath at the Parliament offices on Thursday (Mar 7).

Mansur was elected MP from Moulvibazar-2 constituency.

A former vice-president of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union or DUCSU and president of Bangladesh Chhatra League, Sultan Mansur had risen as high as to the position of organising secretary in the Awami League.

He went under the fold of Gano Forum chief Kamal after he faced the wrath of the Awami League leadership for seeking reforms during the 2007-08 military-controlled caretaker government.

He later joined a loose political group, the Jatiya Oikya Prokriya led by Kamal Hossain and Bikalpadhara Bangladesh President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury.

Speaking to Bangla Tribune on Feb 27, Monsur said, “I joined the Jatiya Oikya Front as a representative of the Jatiya Oikya Prokriya. Since it’s mandatory to be a member of a registered party to contest the election, I vied as a Gano Forum candidate.”

Mansur said then he “doesn’t care", if the Gano Forum decides to oust him.

Another Gano Forum MP-elect, Mokabbir Khan, who was also poised to take oath, announced on Wednesday (Mar 6) that he has decided to stick with the party’s decision and will not be taking oath.

“I have been adhering to the party’s decision from the very beginning. I wrote to the Speaker to take oath on Mar 7 as the party was positive about it. But now I have decided not to as per instructions by party President Kamal Hossain and General Secretary Mostofa Mohsin Montu,” he told Bangla Tribune on Wednesday.

Related stories

Gano Forum’s Mokabbir backs out, Mansur to take oath

Mansur, Mokabbir will face action: Gano Forum

Gano Forum’s Mansur, Mokabbir to take oath as respect to voters

Gano Forum MPs-elect to take oath on Mar 7

Gano Forum’s Mansur, Mokabbir taking oath as MPs