Dhaka, Feb 17 (V7N) — Tarique Rahman, Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, has been sworn in as the 11th Prime Minister of Bangladesh. The oath was administered by Md. Shahabuddin at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban after 4 pm on Tuesday.

The swearing-in ceremony began with the national anthem and recitation from the Holy Quran. Following his oath as Prime Minister, Tarique Rahman took the oath of secrecy and signed it immediately.

Cabinet Ministers

The President then administered the oath to 25 full ministers, who signed the documents to complete the process. The ministers are:

  • Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir

  • Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury

  • Salahuddin Ahmed

  • Iqbal Hasan Mahmud

  • Hafiz Uddin Ahmed

  • Abu Zafar Md. Zahid Hossain

  • Abdul Awal Mintoo

  • Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad, Mizanur Rahman Minu, Nitai Roy Chowdhury, Khandaker Abdul Muktadir, Ariful Haque Chowdhury, Zahir Uddin Swapan, Dipen Dewan, ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon, Sheikh Rabiul Alam, Asadul Habib Dulu, Sardar Md. Sakhawat Hossain, Fakir Mahbub Anam, Afroza Khanam Rita, Md. Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie, Md. Asaduzzaman, Zakaria Taher, Mohammad Aminur Rashid (Technocrat), Khalilur Rahman (Technocrat)

State Ministers

Following the ministers, 24 state ministers took the oath. They include:

M Rashiduzzaman Millat, Anindya Islam Amit, Shariful Alam, Farhad Hossain Azad, Shama Obaid, Sultan Salahuddin Tuku, Barrister Kaiser Kamal, Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin, Habibur Rashid Habib, Rajib Ahsan, Azizul Bari Helal, Mir Shahe Alam, Jonayed Saki, Ishraq Hossain, Farzana Sharmin Putul, Faridul Islam, Nurul Haque Nur, Yaser Khan Chowdhury, M Iqbal Hossain, MA Muhith, Ahmed Sohel Manzur, Bobby Hajjaj, Ali Newaz Khayyam, and Aminul Haque (Technocrat).

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman was accompanied by his wife Zubaida Rahman and daughter ZaIma Rahman.

The ceremony was conducted by Nasimul Ghani and attended by Dr. Muhammad Yunus. At least 1,000 domestic and foreign dignitaries were present to witness the historic event.

This marks the official beginning of the new BNP-led government following the 13th National Parliament elections, with a 50-member cabinet taking office under Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.

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