Dhaka: BNP MP-elect Zahidur Rahman of (Thakurgaon-3) took oath as a member of the 11th Parliament on Thursday, violating his party decision.

Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the swearing-in around 12:00 pm at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban while parliament senior secretary Dr Zafar Ahmed Khan conducted the oath-taking ceremony, reports the UNB.

With Zahidur’s oath taking, 295 MPs-elect out of 300 in the 11th parliamentary polls have so far been sworn in.