Tarique Rahman has been sworn in as the new prime minister, days after his party swept the first vote since the 2024 student-led uprising that expelled the then-leader, Sheikh Hasina.
“I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of prime minister of the government in accordance with the law,” he said on Tuesday, sworn in by President Mohammed Shahabuddin, in a televised ceremony held outside the parliament building in the capital, Dhaka.
Earlier, inside the parliament’s oath room, lawmakers pledged loyalty to Bangladesh as they were sworn in by Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin.
Foreign dignitaries, including the Pakistani foreign minister and the speaker of the Indian Parliament, were in attendance.
Cabinet members were also slated to be sworn in on Tuesday.
Despite tight security, hundreds of people gathered outside the grounds throughout the day, awaiting the proceedings.
The BNP and its allies won at least 212 seats. Elections were held in 299 constituencies in the 350-seat parliament, giving it a strong majority, while the Jamaat-e-Islami and its allies won 77 seats. Hasina’s Awami League was banned from participating.
Credit: aljazeera.com
