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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla connected Tuesday met Bangladesh’s recently sworn-in premier curate Tarique Rahman and handed implicit a idiosyncratic congratulatory missive by PM Narendra Modi.In a station connected X, Bangladesh precocious commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah said, “PM Tarique Rahman, conveyed his greetings to India and PM Narendra Modi, astatine a courtesy conscionable pursuing the swearing-in of the quality government.
” He added that Birla conveyed wishes from India and extended an invitation to the country. “Both leaders expressed optimism to enactment unneurotic for the well-being of the radical of Bangladesh & India pursuing a people-centric paper of cooperation,” the station said.
Birla accompanied by overseas caput Vikram Misri attended the swearing-in ceremonial of Rahman connected behalf of PM Modi and the Indian government. Earlier, Bangladesh’s interim authorities main Md Yunus had extended an invitation to PM Modi to be Rahman’s swearing-in.
However, citing the sojourn of French president Emmanuel Macron to Mumbai and the Artificial Intelligence Summit successful Delhi this week, the PM declined the invitation.BNP person and lad of erstwhile Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia and president Ziaur Rahman, Tarique Rahman was connected Tuesday sworn successful arsenic Bangladesh's caller premier minister, marking a caller opening for the state aft a astir 18-month play of governmental uncertainty and lawlessness nether the regularisation of the interim authorities led by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus.
In a interruption from tradition, President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath of bureau to 60-year-old Rahman astatine the South Plaza alternatively of the customary venue of Bangabhaban.Rahman returned to Bangladesh successful December aft 17 years successful self-imposed exile successful London. This marks his archetypal word arsenic premier minister. He succeeds interim authorities main Yunus, who had assumed bureau successful August 2024 pursuing the illness of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League administration.
Relations betwixt Dhaka and New Delhi cooled during Yunus’s tenure.Earlier successful the day, BNP lawmakers elected Rahman arsenic person of their parliamentary party.At the ceremony, President Shahabuddin besides administered the oath to 25 furniture ministers and 24 authorities ministers. The lawsuit was attended by representatives from neighbouring countries, including India and Pakistan.The caller furniture features 2 members from number communities – BNP vice president Nitai Roy Chowdhury, a Hindu, and Dipen Dewan, a Buddhist.
In an unexpected move, outgoing interim regime’s information advisor Khalilur Rahman was inducted arsenic a technocrat minister, portion immoderate elder BNP leaders were excluded.In the February 12 wide elections, the BNP won 209 of 297 seats, portion Jamaat-e-Islami secured 68 seats. The Awami League did not contention the polls. The elections followed a prolonged play of governmental uncertainty and instability aft nationwide student-led protests successful August 2024 led to the autumn of the Awami League government.
