Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- In a cabinet designed as much for symbolism as for governance, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman brings together seasoned politicians and young aspirants, each carrying the hopes and anxieties of a nation eager for stability and transformation.

When Bangladesh emerged from the convulsions of the 2024 mass uprising, regime collapse and an uneasy interim rule, the country did not merely return to electoral politics -- it stepped into an altered political landscape.

It is within this transformed reality that Tarique, invoking the slogan "Bangladesh First", has assembled his first cabinet: a carefully balanced team of veterans and newcomers, continuity and rupture, loyalty and calculated outreach.

The government he has formed...