India, Feb. 18 -- Tarique Rahman was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Bangladesh on Tuesday evening. Rahman and his council of ministers took the oath of office at a ceremony held at the South Plaza of the National Parliament Building in Dhaka in the presence of around 1,200 dignitaries from home and abroad.

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) led by Rahman, secured a decisive mandate, winning 209 of the 297 contested seats. The right-wing Jamaat-e-Islami claimed 68 seats, emerging as the second-largest bloc. The Awami League, led by former PM Sheikh Hasina, was barred from contesting the polls.Earlier in the day, newly elected Members of Parliament were sworn in by Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin, formally paving the...