47 vehicles ready at Secretariat for new cabinet

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Forty-seven vehicles and an equal number of drivers have been kept ready in front of the Ministry of Public Administration at the Secretariat for the new cabinet members. The vehicl... Read More

Is Yunus aide Khalilur Rahman becoming a minister in Tarique's government?

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Speculation is mounting over whether Khalilur Rahman, national security advisor to Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus, is set to join BNP chief Tarique Rahman's cabinet as he prepares to f... Read More

Sirajganj uncle-nephew duo tapped for cabinet roles

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Two lawmakers from Sirajganj who are uncle and nephew have received calls to join the new cabinet led by BNP chief Tarique Rahman. They were contacted by the Cabinet Division on Tue... Read More

Nur, Saki sworn in as MPs, refrain from taking Constitution Reform Council oath

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur and Ganosamhati Andolan Chief Coordinator Zonayed Saki have declined to join the Constitution Reform Council despite being sworn in as... Read More

25 ministers, 24 state ministers in Tarique Rahman's cabinet

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- BNP chief Tarique Rahman is set to form his new government with 25 ministers and 24 state ministers following his party's victory in the 13th parliamentary election. President Md Sh... Read More

Tuku not granted parole, fails to administer oath for MPs

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Deputy Speaker Shamsul Haque Tuku, currently in jail, has been unable to administer the oath to newly elected members of parliament as authorities declined to grant him parole over c... Read More

National Citizen Party lawmakers sworn in to parliament and reform council

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Members of the NCP elected to the new parliament have taken oath, despite threatening to boycott the ceremony earlier after the BNP declined to be sworn in as members of the Constitu... Read More

What Tarique Rahman's cabinet is shaping up to be as Bangladesh awaits a new prime minister

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Behind closed doors and away from the noise of public celebration, the most consequential decisions of the new era are being made. As the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) prepares ... Read More

Ganatantrik Jukto Front calls on new MPs to skip Constitution Reform Council oath

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- The Ganatantrik Jukto Front has urged the newly elected members of parliament not to take their oaths as members of the Constitution Reform Council. In a statement issued on Monday,... Read More

As calls go out for Tarique's first cabinet, who's made the cut?

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Standing Committee members Salahuddin Ahmed and Iqbal Hasan Mahmud, and several other leaders have received calls to take oath as m... Read More

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