BANGLADESH
Pran Gopal Dutt took oath
Pran Gopal Dutta, newly elected Member of Parliament from Comilla-7, has taken oath in the by-election of the 11th National Assembly. He was sworn in at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Thursday.
Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury administered the oath to him. Secretary of the Parliament Secretariat KM Abdus Salam conducted the swearing-in ceremony.
Whip Iqbalur Rahim, Whip Abu Saeed Al Mahmud Swapan and Whip Mahbub Ara Begum Gini were present on the occasion.
After taking oath, Dr Pran Gopal signed the oath book as part of traditional ceremony for the lawmakers.
The constituency fell vacant after the death of Cumilla-7 constituency AL lawmaker and former Deputy Speaker Ali Ashraf on July 30.