Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- The members of the newly-elected 12th national parliament will take their oaths on Wednesday.

The swearing-in ceremony will be held at the National Assembly at 10 am.

Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhary, the winner of the Rangpur-6 seat, will be sworn in first. She will then lead the oath-taking ceremony for the other MPs.

Awami League Parliamentary Secretary Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury said on Tuesday, "The gazette will be issued at the appointed time. The oaths will be taken at 10 am tomorrow. And a meeting of our parliamentary party is scheduled at noon."

Voting was held in 299 of 300 parliamentary seats on Sunday. The outcome of a parliamentary race in Mymensingh was held up due to the suspension of results at one centre. ...