February 15, New Delhi: In Bangladesh, newly elected lawmakers and Cabinet ministers are scheduled to be sworn in on February 17, following the landslide victory of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in the parliamentary elections.
After the swearing-in ceremony, the parliamentary party commanding the majority will hold a meeting to elect its leader. The elected leader will then formally request the President to form the government.
The President will first administer the oath to the Prime Minister, followed by ministers, state ministers, and deputy ministers. The Cabinet Division will subsequently issue a gazette notification allocating portfolios.
The BNP won 209 seats in Thursday's parliamentary elections, held alongside a referendum. At a post-election press conference in Dhaka, Tarique Rahman said that maintaining peace and law-and-order would be the top priority of the new government.
Another BNP leader said that invitations will be extended to about a dozen regional heads of government – including Narendra Modi – to attend the swearing-in ceremony.
