India, Feb. 14 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party led by Tarique Rahman marked a landslide victory in the general elections held on Thursday, February 12, as the alliance led by the party won 212 seats out of the 299 where polls were held. Now that the results are clear, the focus has shifted to when Bangladesh will get a new government.

The interim government headed by Muhammad Yunus wants to hand over the power to the new regime at the earliest, for which, they are making all-out preparation for the swearing-in ceremony within a day or two, reported Dhaka-based The Daily Star.

Yunus has instructed Bangladesh's Cabinet Division and law minister to set in motion the process transfer power to the new government, the report added citing ...