The candidates who emerged victorious in Sunday's general election are set to take the oath of office on Wednesday.

Talking about the winners from the ruling Awami League, the party's office secretary, Biplab Barua, said on Tuesday that the swearing-in ceremony would take place in parliament at 10am.

According to sources at the speaker's office, the Parliament Secretariat is making preparations for the oath-taking ceremony, reports UNB.

Chief Whip Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury said the Election Commission would publish the results of the polls in the form of a gazette on Tuesday.

Awami League chief Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina won the Gopalganj-3 seat in a landslide victory in the election, securing her eighth term as a lawmaker. 

The Election Commission on Monday announced the unofficial results of voting in 298 of the country's 300 constituencies. 

The ruling Awami League won 222 seats; the Jatiya Party 11 seats; the Workers' Party, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal and Bangladesh Kalyan Party one seat each; and independent candidates won 61 seats.