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Newly-elected MP Afzal Hussain sworn in

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Newly elected MP from Patuakhali-1 constituency Md Afzal Hussain took the oath at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban Monday
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Newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) from Patuakhali-1 constituency Md Afzal Hussain took the oath at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban Monday.

Jatiya Sangsad (JS) peaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath at 1:00 pm at the oath room of the parliament complex.

JS whip Iqbalur Rahim and Md Mohibbur Rahman, MP, and other relevant officials were present at the oath-taking ceremony conducted by senior secretary of parliament secretariat KM Abdus Salam.

After taking the oath, the newly elected MP, Afzal signed the oath book as per custom.

A former journalist of the state-run national news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), Afzal Hussain is an organising secretary of ruling Bangladesh Awami League.

He was elected the MP unopposed in the Patuakhali-1 by-poll as the seat fell vacant after the death of former lawmaker advocate Md Shahjahan Mia.

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