Rahman elected BNP parliamentary party leader, to take oath as Bangladesh PM today
Summary
Tarique Rahman has been unanimously elected as the leader of the parliamentary party in Bangladesh's 13th Jatiya Sangsad and will take oath as Prime Minister today.
Key Points
- Tarique Rahman, chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), was unanimously elected leader of the parliamentary party in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad.
- The election was held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban at 12:00pm today with newly elected BNP MPs.
- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir called the occasion historic citing return to parliament after repression and destruction of democracy.
- Tarique Rahman will take oath as Prime Minister at 4:00pm at the South Plaza of Jatiya Sangsad today.
