Bangladesh

The 11th Jatiya Sangsad’s Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Choudhury administered oath of newly-elected Awami League MPs Newly-elected 222 members of parliament (MPs) belong to Awami League took oath on Wednesday (January 10) morning. They were sworn-in at 10:15am at the oath room on Level 1 of the East Block of Jatiya Sangsad building. The 11th Jatiya Sangsad’s Speaker Dr Shirin ...

Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on his historic Homecoming Day. She paid homage to the great leader by placing a wreath at the portrait of the Father of the Nation in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi this morning, reports UNB. Bangabandhu’s ...

After an announcement of not taking part, now Jatiya Party (JaPa) is saying that its newly elected 11 parliament members will participate in the oath-taking ceremony on Wednesday. Earlier, JaPa secretary general Mujibul Haque Chunnu announced that his party would not participate in the ceremony. He said, “We will take oath later, after holding a meeting with party chairman GM ...

The oath-taking ceremony of the new cabinet, led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, will be held at Bangabhaban on Thursday evening. “President Mohammed Shahabuddin will administer the oath to the new cabinet members,” President’s Press Secretary Md Joynal Abedin told BSS Tuesday evening. Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain will conduct the new ministers’ oath-taking ceremony at Durbar Hall of the ...

The Election Commisison (EC) has published the gazette notification of the newly-elected members of parliament in the just concluded 12th Jatiya Sangsad election. EC’s public relations director Md Shariful Alam stated it to journalists on Tuesday (January 9). Earlier talking to journalists at his own office room at the Election Commission Bhaban at Agargaon in the capital early Tuesday afternoon, ...

Envoys of different countries including Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) states, Japan and Republic of Korea on Tuesday congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her party’s victory in the 12th parliament election as they paid a courtesy call on her. Envoys of Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Argentina, Indonesia, Republic of Korea and OIC members countries that include Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Egypt, ...

The oath-taking ceremony of the newly-elected members of parliament (MPs) will be held at the ground floor of Jatiya Sangsad building at 10am on Wednesday. The swearing-in ceremony will take place at the oath-taking room of the Parliament. Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury will administer the oaths. A gazette notification of new MPs would be published today (Tuesday), said chief whip ...

The United Kingdom has noted that the Bangladeshi people did not have the fullest range of voting options in Sunday’s national elections in Bangladesh. The UK noted that not all political parties took part in the elections, according a statement issued by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office on Monday. The UK condemned the acts of intimidation and violence that ...

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said the electoral triumph achieved by the Bangladesh Awami League is a testament to the trust and confidence bestowed by the people of Bangladesh in Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s capable leadership. President Wickremesinghe expressed confidence that her wisdom and wealth of experience will continue to benefit the people of Bangladesh. On behalf of the ...

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina along with her family members on Tuesday paid glowing tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman after her party’s absolute victory in the 12th parliamentary election. She paid the homage by placing wreath at the portrait of Bangabandhu inside the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi in the city, reports ...