Fakhrul says won’t take oath as part of party’s strategy

Trashing all the media speculations, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said he is not going to take oath as a Member of Parliament (MP) as a part of their party's strategy.

"Some TV channels and newspapers are running news that I've sought time (from Speaker) for taking oath which is a blatant lie. I've neither sent any letter nor sought any time," Fakhrul said.

Speaking at a discussion, the BNP leader further said, "Now you can ask me why I'm not taking oath when my party has decided to join parliament. I can say it's also a strategy of our party."

AWAJFoundation, a human right organisation, arranged the programme at the National Press Club protesting the killing of Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi.

On Monday, Fakhrul said BNP's MPs-elect have taken oath at party acting chairman Tarique Rahman's instruction as part of their movement for having Khaleda Zia freed from jail and restore democracy.

Earlier, BNP's four MPs-elect –lawyer Abdus Sattar (Brahmanbaria-2), Harun-ur Rashid Harun (Chapainawabganj-3), Aminul Islam (Chapainawabganj-2) and Mosharraf Hossain (Bogura-4) -- took oath as members of the 11th parliament, following the footstep of Zahidur Rahman Zahid (Thakurgaon-3).