File photo of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka tribuneShe made the announcement in parliament on Tuesday. BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir’s Bogra 6 parliamentary constituency has been declared vacant, because he failed to take oath in due time. Monday (April 29) was the last day for taking oath, under constitutional provisions. In a press briefing in the morning, BNP Secretary General Fakhrul said his decision to not take oath as an MP was part of his party's political strategy. Among them, all the Jatiya Oikya Front MPs-elect except Mirza Fakhrul Islam took oath as MPs within the stipulated time.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 30, 2019 14:48 UTC