BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakrul Islam Alamgir, the MP-elect from Bogura-6, is not taking oath to his office as he fears of losing his designation in the party, says the Awami League.





Acting General Secretary Mahabubul Alam Hanif made claim on Monday (Apr 24) during a meeting of Khulna Awami League's root-level leaders at the party's central office in the Dhaka's Bangabandhu Avenue, reports the Dhaka Tribune.
"He is not taking the oath as he fears that he will lose his post if he does. Fakrul is not taking the oath as he has no accountability towards the general people," he said.
Describing the BNP and its long-time ally Jamaat-e-Islami as ‘cancer’, Hanif said: "Leaders of Jamaat and BNP do not acknowledge Bangladesh's development."
He urged the people, as well as the leaders and activists of Awami League, to build a strong organization to protect Bangladesh from these evil forces.
Among others, Awami League Joint General Secretary Abdur Rahman, and Organizing Secretary Abu Saed Al Mahmud Swapan were present at the event.
Previously on Thursday, BNP MP-elect Zahidur Rahman Zahid was sworn in.
With Zahidur's oath taking, 295 MPs-elect out of 300 in the 11th parliamentary polls have so far been sworn in.
Now only five BNP MPs-elect, including Fakhrul, are left to take oath. The constitution says they must be sworn in by Apr 29 if they want to be members of the current parliamentary session.
The Speaker, however, is allowed to extend the deadline upon request by a MP-elect.