Bangladesh, Feb. 17 -- Newly elected Members of Parliament and cabinet members are set to take oath today in a historic ceremony at the South Plaza of Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, marking the formal transition to a new government.
The oath-taking of 297 MPs will begin at 10:00am on Tuesday, administered by Chief Election Commissioner A M M Nasir Uddin. President Mohammed Shahabuddin will later administer the oath to the prime minister and members of the new cabinet at 4:00pm at the same venue.
Breaking with long-standing tradition, the cabinet swearing-in will not be held at Bangabhaban's Darbar Hall.
Instead, both the parliamentary and cabinet ceremonies will take place in an open-air at the parliament's South Plaza, in line with the preferen...