New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- Bangladesh will have a new prime minister on Tuesday, with Tarique Rahman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) set to take the oath in Dhaka. Senior foreign representatives will attend the ceremony, including Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla from India.

Mint examines what the political transition in Dhaka could mean for India and the wider region.

A new government led by Tarique Rahman will be sworn in following the 12 February general election, in which the BNP and its allies secured 212 of the 300 seats in the Jatiya Sangsad (Bangladesh parliament). The radical Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and coalition partners won 77 seats.

The polls mark a new and significant chapter in Bangladesh's politics and history. The Awami Le...