Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Tarique Rahman was elected leader of the parliamentary party of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Tuesday, and is likely to head a jumbo cabinet with 49 members in all, party officials said.
The decision to elect Rahman, a formality, was taken at a meeting of newly elected BNP lawmakers held at the parliamentary party room after 11:30 am, shortly after they were sworn in as members of parliament. Rahman's oath-taking as Prime Minister and that of MPs and technocrats who will serve in his cabinet are slated for later this evening.
Sources said the cabinet will be a huge one with 25 full cabinet ministers and 24 ministers of state. Among those who will have full cabinet rank will be - Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, A...