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) The BNP Parliamentary Party on Tuesday elected Tarique Rahman as its Leader, setting him up to become the Leader of the House and take the oath as the Prime Minister of the country later in the day, according to Bangladeshi media reports.As the party with the majority of seats, the BNP established the Parliamentary Party and conducted its inaugural meeting, chaired by Tarique Rahman, after its 208 MPs took their oaths at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban earlier in the day.During th…