Newly elected MP from Brahmanbaria-2, Rumeen Farhana, has said she sees little difference between the current parliament and previous ones -- often criticised as "one‑sided", arguing that around 30 percent of voters remain unrepresented.

Speaking to reporters after taking oath at the parliament today, she said, “In the last three elections, BNP did not participate. That is why those parliaments were often called one‑sided. In this election, Awami League is not present. From that perspective, at least 30 percent of the people of Bangladesh have no representation. So honestly, I don’t see a huge difference.”

“We have to sit and function in the parliament, keeping that reality in mind,” she added.

Rumeen, however, congratulated the winning party.

“If they [Awami League] had been allowed to participate in the election, and if people wanted to reject them, voters would have given that answer through the ballot. Why do we have so little faith in the ballot? People always respond properly through their votes,” she said, citing her own victory as an example.

On the question of her return to the BNP as a “daughter of the house,” she dismissed the emotional framing.

“I am a daughter of Brahmanbaria. I was there, I am there, and I will remain there,” she said.

Rejecting the idea of being labelled solely as a "BNP figure", she added, “I was a supporter of a party and spoke for the country and its people through that platform. Later, when we were no longer aligned in our views, I stepped aside. There is no need to mix emotion into this.”