Marking the formal return of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), its Chairman, Tarique Rahman, is set to be sworn in as the country’s next Prime Minister on Tuesday after leading his party to a massive victory in the recently held crucial general elections.
The oath ceremony of the 60-year-old Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairman is expected to take place at the Southern Plaza of the Bangladesh Parliament House, instead of Bangabhaban.
The event is being closely monitored across South Asia, with India featuring prominently among the invited countries.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin will administer the oath to the new cabinet members at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad on Tuesday afternoon, state-runBSS news agencyreported on Monday.
“The Parliament Secretariat is set to hold the oath-taking ceremony of the new cabinet members at 4:00 pm on Tuesday. Earlier, the Parliament Members (MPs) will be sworn in at 10:00 am at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Complex," Secretary of the Jatiya Sangsad Secretariat Kaniz Maula said.
BNP has called a parliamentary party meeting at the Parliament Building at 11:30 am to elect the parliamentary party leader.
“As the leader of the majority party, our party chairman, Tarique Rahman, will be the Prime Minister," said Salah Uddin Ahmed, a member of the standing committee of the BNP.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will represent India at the swearing-in ceremony of Rahman. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Secretary-General of Lok Sabha Utpal Kumar Singh are also likely to accompany Birla, people familiar with the matter said.
According to the Election Commission (EC), the BNP has bagged 209 out of 297 seats, while right-wing Jamaat-e-Islami secured 68 seats.
After his party’s victory, Rahman visited the homes of his political rivals, including Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman and National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam, where he exchanged greetings and held cordial discussions.
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