After landslide election victory
\nBNP chief sworn in after decisive election, replacing interim administration led by Muhammad Yunus
\n Dhaka
\nBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Tarique Rahman was sworn in as Bangladesh\u2019s prime minister on Tuesday, along with newly elected lawmakers, marking a decisive political shift and the country\u2019s first elected government since the deadly 2024 uprising.
\nRahman succeeds an interim administration led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, which governed the country for 18 months after the autocratic government of Sheikh Hasina was overthrown in 2024.
\nLawmakers were sworn in earlier by Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin. President Mohammed Shahabuddin later administered the oath of office to Rahman and his cabinet.
\nBreaking with tradition, the swearing-in ceremony was held under the open sky at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, the national parliament building, instead of Bangabhaban, the president\u2019s official residence where such ceremonies are usually held.
\nRahman, 60, chief of the BNP and son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia and assassinated president Ziaur Rahman, secured a decisive mandate after his party won a two-thirds majority in the February 12 elections, returning to power after nearly two decades.
\n\u201cThis victory belongs to Bangladesh, belongs to democracy,\u201d Rahman said in his victory speech.
\n\u201cThis victory belongs to people who aspire to and have sacrificed for democracy.\u201d
\nHe warned of significant challenges ahead, including restoring political stability, rebuilding investor confidence and reviving key industries such as the garment sector, after months of turmoil that rattled the economy.
\n\u201cWe are about to begin our journey in a situation marked by a fragile economy left behind by the authoritarian regime, weakened constitutional and statutory institutions, and a deteriorating law and order situation,\u201d he said.
\nIn his first remarks after the election, Rahman urged calm and restraint, saying peace and law and order must be maintained at any cost, and warned supporters against retaliation or chaos.
\nThe BNP-led coalition secured 212 seats in parliament, while Jamaat-e-Islami won a record 68 seats following the lifting of its ban after Hasina\u2019s ouster. Jamaat and its allies, including the youth-led National Citizen Party, are set to form the opposition.
\nSheikh Hasina\u2019s Awami League was barred from contesting the election after its registration was revoked by the Election Commission. Hasina, 78, who has been sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity, remains in India and has rejected the election as illegal.
\nDespite weeks of turbulence ahead of the polls, voting day passed without major unrest and the country has so far responded to the results with relative calm.
\n\u201cIf the BNP can do a good job with the economy, it will make everything else easier for the government,\u201d Crisis Group analyst Thomas Kean said. \u201cIt will help to create a level of stability and address challenges beyond the economy.\u201d
\nAhsan Iqbal attends ceremony
\nPlanning Minister Ahsan Iqbal arrived in Bangladesh to represent Pakistan at the oath-taking ceremony held today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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