The new Prime Minister has been crowned in Bangladesh. Tariq Rehman will now take over as the new Prime Minister there. All the formalities have been completed, he also took the oath of office on Tuesday. India’s Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri also attended his swearing-in ceremony.

In this connection, Foreign Secretary Misri paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh’s opposition leader and Jamaat-e-Islami emir Dr. Shafiqur Rahman. The Foreign Secretary wished Dr Rahman all the best in his new role and reaffirmed India’s enduring support to Bangladesh. Also stressed on keeping the relations between the two countries focused on the interests of the people. During this, Dr. Shafiqur Rahman also threw light on the deep civilizational relations between the two countries and expressed hope for stronger bilateral relations.

On the occasion of the oath taking ceremony of the new government of Bangladesh, the leader of the opposition party of Bangladesh and Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat Islami Dr. Interview with Shafiqur Rahman.

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Lok Sabha Speaker Birla led from India’s side

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla led India’s side in the swearing-in ceremony of the formation of the new government in Bangladesh. During this time, leaders of other countries also arrived in Bangladesh for the oath taking ceremony. Om Birla, while meeting Tariq Rahman, also congratulated him and congratulated him on becoming the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.

Political formation after political instability
General elections were held amid political instability in Bangladesh. During this period, BNP won the elections by winning with a huge margin. Voting took place on 297 seats out of total 298 seats. Of these, BNP won 209 seats. Apart from these, Jamaat-e-Islami won 68 seats. Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League was barred from contesting the elections. 4 minority candidates have also won the elections.

In Tariq Rehman’s cabinet, Dr. Khalilur Rehman has been given the responsibility of Foreign Minister, Salahuddin Ahmed as Home Minister, Dr. Amir Khasru Mahmood as Finance and Planning Minister, Shama Obaid has been given the responsibility of Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Tariq Rahman took oath as the new Prime Minister of Bangladesh on Tuesday (17 February). Rahman is going to take command of the country for the first time. He replaced interim government chief Mohammad Yunus. The new Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Tariq Rahman has also appointed many of his advisors. He has been appointed as Advisor of the rank equivalent to Minister and Minister of State. There are 5 advisors each of ministerial and state rank.

Minister-ranked advisors:
1- Mirza Abbas Uddin Ahmed
2- Nazrul Islam Khan
3- Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed
4- Mohammad Ismail Zabiullah
5- Dr. Rashid Al Mahmoud Titumir

Advisor to Minister of State:
1- Humayun Kabir
2- Brigadier General (Retd) Shamsul Islam
3- Dr. Zahidur Rahman
4- Dr. Mahdi Amin
5- Rehan Asif Asad

Tariq Rahman became the 11th Prime Minister of Bangladesh

Tariq Rahman has taken oath as the 11th Prime Minister of Bangladesh. His party BNP had won a landslide victory in the general elections. Apart from Tariq Rehman, the cabinet of the new government also took oath. In which Dr. Khalilur Rehman will be appointed as the Foreign Minister, Salahuddin Ahmed as the Home Minister, Dr. Amir Khasru Mahmood as the Finance and Planning Minister, Shama Obaid as the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.

Who is in Tariq Rehman’s cabinet?

Bangladesh cabinet includes Ariful Haq Chowdhury, Zaheer Uddin Swapan, Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid, Afroza Khanum Rita, Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Ani, Asadul Habib Dulu, Mohammad Asaduzzaman, Zakaria Tahir, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Amir Khoshru Mahmood Chowdhury, Salahuddin Ahmed, Iqbal Hasan Mahmood, Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Bir. Bikram, Abu Zafar Mohd. (minorities) are included.

List of State Ministers

Sheikh Faridul Islam, Nurul Haq Noor, Yasar Khan Choudhary, M Iqbal Hussain, MA Muhith, Ahmed Sohail Manzoor, Bobby Hajjaj and Ali Newaz Mahmood Khayyam, Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin, Habibur Rashid, MD Rajib Ahsan, MD Abdul Bari, Mir Shahe Alam, Jonaid Abdur Rahim Saki, Ishraq Hussain, Farzana Sharmin,
M Rashiduzzaman Millat, Anindya Islam Amit, MD Shariful Alam, Shama Obaid Islam, Sultan Salahuddin Tuku, Barrister Qaiser Kamal, Farhad Hussain Azad, MD Aminul Haq (Technocrat).

Birla led India

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla led India in the swearing-in ceremony of the new government in Bangladesh. Leaders of other countries of the world also reached Bangladesh during the swearing-in ceremony and congratulated and congratulated Tariq Rahman for becoming the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.

Tariq Rahman, son of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and chief of BNP, has taken oath as the 11th Prime Minister of Bangladesh. In his cabinet, he has made NSA Dr. Khalilur Rahman a minister from the technocrat quota in the Mohammad Yunus government. He has been given the responsibility of the new Foreign Minister of Bangladesh. Let us know, who is Khalilur Rahman?

Important information related to the life of Khalilur Rahman

Khalilur Rahman is known as a retired Bangladesh diplomat. He has been the High Commissioner of Bangladesh in Canada. Apart from this, he had taken up the responsibility as Chief Coordinator in the Ministry of External Affairs during the Corona period.

He is also a medical doctor by profession. He holds an MA from Ecole Nationale Administration and an MPhil from Sorbonne University. Apart from this, he has obtained PhD degree in Public Health from JNU. In the year 1985, he joined Bangladesh Civil Service as Foreign Service Cadre. Apart from this, he has also worked in the World Health Organization.

He got important responsibility of Bangladesh Cabinet

The new Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Tariq Rahman, has made Salahuddin Ahmed the Home Minister in his cabinet, apart from Rahman. Dr. Amir Khasru Mahmood has been given the responsibility of the post of Finance and Planning Minister. Also, Shama Obaid has been given the post of Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. Apart from these, the only Hindu leader Nitai Roy Chowdhury has got a place in Tariq Rehman’s cabinet.

BNP took power with a bumper victory

BNP has won by a large margin in the elections held amidst political instability in Bangladesh. Elections were held on 297 seats here, out of which BNP got 209 seats while Jamaat-e-Islami could win only 68 seats. Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League was not allowed to contest in this election. Apart from these, 4 minority candidates have also won this election.

In a historic change in Bangladesh on Tuesday, Tariq Rahman took oath as the new Prime Minister of the country. Now the command of Bangladesh will be taken by Tariq Rahman, president of Bangladesh National Party and son of former Prime Minister late Khaleda Zia. He has become the 11th Prime Minister of the country. With a bumper victory in the general elections, he will take over this post in place of interim government head Mohammad Yunus.

The swearing-in ceremony was held at 4 pm at the South Plaza of the Parliament House in Dhaka. He was administered the oath by President Mohammad Shahabuddin. Along with Tariq, the cabinet of the new government was also sworn in. These include Dr. Khalilur Rehman (Foreign Minister), Salahuddin Ahmed (Home Minister), Dr. Amir Khasru Mahmood (Finance and Planning Minister), Shama Obaid (Minister of State for Foreign Affairs).

Invitations were sent to this swearing-in from different countries of the world. From India, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri reached Dhaka to attend, where they were given a warm welcome. Apart from these, the PM of Malaysia, representatives of Pakistan, Maldives, Türkiye and Sri Lanka were present in the ceremony. Besides, invitations for the ceremony were also sent to China, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Brunei.

The Indian Air force special aircraft carrying the Indian delegation led by Lok Sabha Speaker @ombirlakota landed at the #Bangladesh Air force airbase at Dhaka to attend Tarique Rahman oath taking ceremony.

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Who are included in the cabinet ministers?
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Amir Khoshru Mahmood Choudhary, Salahuddin Ahmed, Iqbal Hasan Mahmood, Major (Retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikram, Abu Zafar Mohammad Zahid Hussain, Dr. Khalilur Rahman, Abdul Awal Mintu, Qazi Shah Mofazzal Hussain Kaikobad, Mizanur Rahman Minoo, Nitai Roy Choudhury (Hindu leader), Khandekar. Abdul Muktadir, Ariful Haq Chowdhury, Zaheer Uddin Swapan, Mohammad Amin Ur Rasheed, Afroza Khanum Rita, Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Ani, Asadul Habib Dulu, Mohammad Asaduzzaman, Zakaria Tahir, Dipen Dewan (minority), ANM Ehsanul Haq Milan, Sardar Mohammad Sakhawat Hussain, Faqir Mehboob Anam, and Sheikh Rabiul Alam.

Who are included among the ministers of state?
M Rashiduzzaman Millat, Anindya Islam Amit, MD Shariful Alam, Shama Obaid Islam, Sultan Salahuddin Tuku, Barrister Qaiser Kamal, Farhad Hussain Azad, MD Aminul Haq (Technocrat), Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin, Habibur Rashid, MD Rajib Ahsan, MD Abdul Bari, Mir Shahe Alam, Jonaid Abdur Rahim. Saki, Ishraq Hussain, Farzana Sharmin, Sheikh Faridul Islam, Nurul Haq Noor, Yasser Khan Choudhary, M Iqbal Hussain, MA Muhith, Ahmed Sohail Manzoor, Bobby Hajjaj and Ali Newaz Mahmood Khayyam.

Tariq Rehman elected leader of parliamentary party
BNP had called a parliamentary party meeting at 11:30 am before the swearing-in ceremony. Completing the formality, Tariq Rehman was elected leader of the parliamentary party. Apart from this, Tariq Rehman met the opposition party leaders including Jamaat-e-Islami Chief Shafiqur Rehman and National Citizen Party convenor Naheed Islam.

BNP will take power with a big margin of victory
In the recently held elections, BNP won the elections with a huge margin. BNP has got 209 seats out of 297 seats here, while Jamaat-e-Islami is limited to only 68 seats. Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League was not allowed to contest in this election. The election was held on 12 February. Apart from these, four candidates from minority community have won the elections. Of these, 2 Hindus have won the elections on BNP tickets. Let us tell you, Sheikh Hasina was removed from the post due to political violence and student movement in Bangladesh. Since then there was a situation of political instability in Bangladesh. But now with the formation of the new government, the country will again be seen running smoothly under the democratic system.