"Newly elected Bangladesh lawmakers have been sworn into parliament, days after the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) swept the first vote since the 2024 student-led uprising that expelled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Tarique Rahman will take the oath as prime minister later on Tuesday, as the BNP is expected to form a new government after securing more than a two-thirds majority in the elections last week."
"Despite tight security, hundreds of people pooled outside the grounds throughout Tuesday to await the proceedings. People really want changes. They want to see new faces in parliament: People with good qualifications, even people who are younger, said Al Jazeera's Tanvir Chowdhury, reporting from the capital, Dhaka. You'll see a lot of new faces, and that's what's expected: They want new dynamics in parliament."
"Rahman will take over from an interim government that led the country for 18 months after Hasina's ousting. He will also be tasked with implementing the July National Charter, which contains 80-plus prospective reforms of Bangladesh's governance system. More than 60 percent of the electorate voted to pass the charter in a referendum held at the same time as the election."
Newly elected lawmakers were sworn into Bangladesh's parliament, pledging allegiance to the nation as crowds gathered outside the grounds. The BNP won at least 212 of 300 seats, while Jamaat-e-Islami won 77 seats; the Awami League was banned from the polls. Tarique Rahman is set to take the oath as prime minister, succeeding an interim government that led for 18 months after Sheikh Hasina's ousting. Cabinet members were scheduled for a public ceremony later the same day. The July National Charter, containing more than 80 prospective governance reforms, was approved by over 60% of voters in a simultaneous referendum.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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