New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) A high-pitched row on Tuesday over a proposed Constitutional Reform Council reflected how even before Bangladesh’s newly elected cabinet could assume office, it stood facing legal challenges on changes adopted by the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, according to Bangladeshi media reports.While members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) took oath as parliamentarians on Tuesday, they did not swear in as members of a proposed Constitution Reform Council, “as th…
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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…