News Desk : dhakamirror.com
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman was sworn in as the country’s new prime minister today.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered his oath at the South Plaza of Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban around 4:15pm.
Earlier in the day, BNP Parliamentary Party at a meeting at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban elected Tarique as leader of the parliamentary party.
The development marks the BNP’s return to power 20 years after the end of the Khaleda Zia-led four-party alliance government on October 29, 2006.
After the swearing-in, Tarique Rahman signed the oath of office and oath of secrecy.
Later, 25 ministers and 24 state ministers also took oath. The president administered their oaths.
The 25 ministers are: Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Amir Khoshru Mahmud Chowdhury, Salahuddin Ahmed, Iqbal Hasan Mahmud, Maj (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikram, Abu Jafar Md Zahid Hossain, Dr Khalilur Rahman (Technocrat), Abdul Awal Mintoo, Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad, Mizanur Rahman Minu, Nitai Roy Chowdhury, Khandaker Abdul Muktadir, Ariful Haque Chowdhury, Zahir Uddin Swapon, Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid (Technocrat), Afroza Khanam Rita, Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie, Asadul Habib Dulu, Md Asaduzzaman, Zakaria Taher, Dipen Dewan, ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon, Sarder Md Sakhawat Hossain, Fakir Mahbub Anam, and Sheikh Rabiul Alam.
The 24 state ministers are-M Rashiduzzaman Millat, Anindya Islam Amit, Md Shariful Alam, Shama Obaed Islam, Sultan Salahuddin Tuku, Barrister Kaiser Kamal, Farhad Hossain Azad, Md Aminul Haq (technocrat), Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin, Habibur Rashid, Md Rajib Ahsan, Md Abdul Bari, Mir Shahe Alam, Zonayed Abdur Rahim Saki, widely known as Zonayed Saki, Ishraque Hossain, Farzana Sharmin, Shaikh Faridul Islam, Nurul Haque Nur, Yasser Khan Chowdhury, M Iqbal Hossain, MA Muhith, Ahammad Sohel Manjur, Bobby Hajjaj and Ali Newaz Mahmud Khaiyam.
On April 16, 1979, his BNP founder Ziaur Rahman assumed the presidency, returning Bangladesh from a one-party rule to multi-party politics.
In 1991, Tarique’s mother, Khaleda Zia, became the country’s first female prime minister, serving three terms.
The 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections, held on February 12 alongside a national referendum, saw the BNP secure an absolute majority, winning 209 of the 297 seats for which results were declared out of the 299 constituencies that went to the polls.
Former BNP ally Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami won 68 seats and would serve as the main opposition in the Jatiya Sangsad.
The past three elections in 2014, 2018 and 2024 were marred by controversy, boycotts, and allegations of irregularities, culminating in the removal of the Sheikh Hasina-led government on 5 August 2024 following a student-led uprising.
