Dhaka, Feb 17 (IANS) A total of 25 BNP MPs have been selected to take the oath as Ministers in the Cabinet, while 24 will be sworn in as state ministers, of the newly elected government in Bangladesh, local media reports.The list of Ministers includes Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Salahuddin Ahmed, Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku, Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikram, etc, according to the leading Bangladeshi daily, The Dhaka Tribune. Two BNP leaders, Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid and Kha…
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Dhaka, Feb 17 (IANS) As Bangladesh prepares for a political transition, the newly elected members of parliament from the Jamaat-led alliance, independent candidates, and Islami Andolan Bangladesh took their oath on Tuesday afternoon at the National Parliament in Dhaka, local media reported.Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin administered the oath on Tuesday morning in accordance with the country’s Constitution.Citing sources, Bangladesh’s leading newspaper, The Daily Star, reported tha…
Dhaka, Feb 17 (IANS) With the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) set to form the government following its decisive victory in the 13th parliamentary election, the party’s elected members of Parliament took the oath of office on Tuesday at the South Plaza of the National Parliament in Dhaka, local media reported.Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin administered the oath on Tuesday morning in accordance with the country’s Constitution, as the offices of Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the 12t…
Dhaka, Feb 17 (IANS) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is set to return to power in the South Asian nation after nearly two decades, as the newly elected MPs prepare to take oath on Tuesday.The oath-taking ceremony for the cabinet will be held at the South Plaza of the Parliament Building, according to local media reports.The reports further suggest that holding such ceremonies at the South Plaza instead of the Presidential Palace is to commemorate those who lost their lives during the viol…
Dhaka, Feb 2 (IANS) Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has said that women cannot hold the highest leadership position in the party, stating that the party follows Islamic principles, which “do not allow women to serve as ameer”.This comes as Bangladesh goes to the polls on February 12.Speaking to reporters at the Election Commission (EC) premises on Sunday, the party’s Women’s Wing Secretary Nurunnisa Siddika said Jamaat-e-Islami operates as an organisation guided by Islamic ideals and bases it…