Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- After one and a half years of political instability, Bangladesh's President Mohammed Shahabuddin swore in BNP chairman Tarique Rahman on Tuesday as the country's new Prime Minister.
Following Rahman's swearing-in, the new cabinet, including ministers and state ministers, took their oaths. Key leaders, including Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Khalilur Rahman, Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku, and Major Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, were among those sworn in.
Earlier in the day, BNP lawmakers elected in the 13th parliamentary elections took the oath as members of parliament. Rahman's jumbo cabinet of 49 members, including 25 full ministers and 24 state ministers, was also sworn in after him.
Rahman, son of Late Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and m...