A total of 36 newly elected members of parliament of the BNP alliance from the reserved women’s seats of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad paid tribute to Bangladesh Nationalist Party founder Ziaur Rahman and former prime minister Khaleda Zia.

The lawmakers placed floral wreaths at their graves at Chandrima Udyan in the capital at about 1:00pm.

BNP secretary general and local government, rural development and cooperatives minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was also present at the programme.

Following the laying of wreaths, a special prayer (munajat) was offered seeking eternal peace for the departed souls of Ziaur Rahman and Khaleda Zia.

Forty-nine newly elected women lawmakers took oath on Sunday to represent their respective parties from the reserved seats.

Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad administered the oath at the Oath Room of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.

The 36 BNP alliance lawmakers are — Selima Rahman, Shirin Sultana, Rasheda Begum Hira, Rehana Akter Ranu, Newaz Halima Arly, Farida Yasmin, Bilkis Islam, Shakila Farzana, Helen Jerin Khan, Nilufar Chowdhury Moni, Nipun Roy Chowdhury, Zeeba Amina Khan, Mahmuda Habiba, Sabira Sultana, Sunsila Jabrin, Sanjida Islam (Tulee), Sultana Ahmed, Fahmida Haque, Anna Minz, Subarna Shikdar, Shamim Ara Begum Swapna, Shammi Akter, Ferdousi Ahmed, Bithika Binte Hossain, Suraiya Jerin, Mansura Akter, Jahrat Adib Chowdhury, Momtaz Alo, Fahima Nasrin, Arifa Sultana, Sanjida Yasmin, Nadia Pathan Papon, Shawkat Ara Akter, Madhabi Marma, Selina Sultana and Rezeka Sultana.