Tarique Rahman swearing in: India will be represented by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at the swearing-in ceremony of Bangladesh PM-elect Tarique Rahman, which is scheduled for Tuesday, 17 February. He will be accompanied by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, reported news wire ANI, citing sources.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) had invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with other regional leaders, to the swearing-in ceremony of Rahman following the party’s resounding victory in Bangladesh’s national elections.
Bangladesh election results
Held on February 12, 2026 – the Bangladesh parliamentary elections – marked a major political shift. It was the first election after the 2024 student uprising which also witnessed the ouster of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
The Tarique Rahman-led party won a landslide majority in the 300-seat parliament, securing well over the 151 seats needed to form a government and positioning the BNP chief as prime minister-designate. The Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami alliance emerged as the main opposition.
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