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1. Newly sworn-in Prime Minister Tarique Rahman signs the oath book after taking the oath at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Tuesday. 2. Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin administers the oath to the newly elected BNP members of Parliament. 3. Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin administers the oath...

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6.0pc of cabinet members women

The 13th Parliament has begun its journey with women making up 6.0 per cent of the cabinet, although only 2.36 per cent of elected parliamentarians are women.Three women - all new faces - were assigned portfolios in the 50-member cabinet and council of state ministers on Tuesday.Afroza Khanam Rita, elected...

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After three rigged elections and then…

After more than a decade of political turbulence, disputed national polls and recurring street unrest, Tarique Rahman was sworn in Tuesday as Prime Minister of Bangladesh following his party's decisive victory in the 13th parliamentary election on February 12, 2026, reports BSS.The win by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in...

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BNP MPs decide not to take govt plots, duty-free cars

The newly elected members of parliament (MPs) from Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have decided not to take duty-free cars and government plots.The decision was taken in the first meeting of the BNP parliamentary party after the MPs took oath at Sangsad Bhaban on Tuesday, reports BSS.The party's parliamentary party meeting...

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