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Sheikh Hasina sworn in as Bangladesh PM for third consecutive term

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Sheikh Hasina took oath as the prime minister after her Grand Alliance won 96 per cent seats in the recently concluded Bangladesh election.

Dhaka: Sheikh Hasina was sworn in as Bangladesh’s prime minister for a third consecutive term on Monday after her Awami League’s landslide victory in the December 30 election.

President Md Abdul Hamid administered the oath of office to 71-year-old Hasina at the Bangabhaban. It is Hasina’s fourth term in office.

The president then administered the oaths for the new ministers, ministers of state and deputy ministers who will form the Cabinet.

Hasina will lead a Cabinet of 24 ministers, 19 ministers of state and three state ministers.

Her ruling Grand Alliance won 96 per cent of the seats contested in the election, which was marred by accusations of ballot stuffing, voter intimidation and violence. Hasina and her ruling party have dismissed the accusations.


Also read: How Sheikh Hasina’s victory will help India become a stronger Asian power


Hasina’s cabinet is mostly made up of new faces. Thirty-one members of the new Cabinet are first-timers. The Cabinet exclusively consists of members of the Awami League.

On Thursday, she was chosen as the leader of the House for the fourth time.

Hasina, the daughter of Bangladesh’s founder Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is termed by many as the country’s iron lady.

Several veterans were dropped from the council of ministers amid speculation about the inductions as major portfolios like defence were retained by Hasina herself.

The Jatiya Party, a key partner in the Awami League-led Grand Alliance of Hasina, on Friday decided to occupy the opposition benches in Parliament after the main opposition BNP led by ex-premier Khaleda Zia rejected the results of the general election. – PTI


Also read: Why India supports the invincible Sheikh Hasina—who is censoring democracy in Bangladesh


 

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