With the BNP out of the equation, the competition was supposed to be between the ruling Awami League and main opposition Jatiya Party.

Five of the seven BNP lawmakers have submitted their resignation letters to the Speaker today.

BNP lawmakers are ready to resign from the parliament, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said today.

Ending weeks of speculations, four BNP MPs yesterday took oath in line with the party decision, although party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, who too has been elected, did not do so.