Newly elected members of Bangladesh’s 13th National Parliament are expected to take their oath of office by February 16 or 17, according to Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam. He made the announcement on Saturday morning during a briefing at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka, adding that details on who will administer the oath will be disclosed later.

The Election Commission has already published the official gazette of the referendum results and the list of newly elected MPs. Late on Friday night, results for 297 out of 300 constituencies were officially released. Results for two constituencies in Chattogram will be announced later as per court directives, while the Sherpur-3 constituency election was postponed earlier due to the death of a Jamaat candidate.

Voting for the 13th parliamentary election and a national referendum took place across the country on Thursday in a festive atmosphere, with polling held simultaneously at 42,779 centers from 7:30 a.m.