Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Tarique Rahman will take oath as the new Prime Minister on Tuesday after leading his party to a decisive victory in the crucial general elections, following the death of his mother and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in December 2025. The win marks the party's return to power after nearly two decades.
Tarique Rahman becomes the first male to hold the post in decades. The swearing-in ceremony of the new cabinet will be held at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad in Dhaka at 4:00 pm.
Rahman's party won 209 of 297 elected seats in the first general election since the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August 2024. Later in the day, President Mohammed Shahabudd...