Who are Bangladesh's new cabinet members?

"Tarique Rahman, leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which swept to a landslide victory in last week's parliamentary elections, has been sworn in as the country's first elected prime minister since deadly protests in 2024, which resulted in the ouster of the previous government and its prime minister, Sheikh Hasina. The political alliance led by Rahman's party won 212 seats in the Jatiya Sangsad, Bangladesh's parliament, in Thursday's elections, leaving its main competitor, the alliance led by Jamaat-e-Islami, with 77."

"On Tuesday, Rahman took his oath of office, and newly elected MPs pledged loyalty to their country inside the oath room of the parliament building as they were sworn in by Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin. Foreign officials, among them Pakistan's foreign minister and the speaker of India's Parliament, were also present. Here is what we know about the people who will be running Bangladesh's new government:"

"Twenty-five full ministers in the new cabinet took their oaths during a separate ceremony in Dhaka on Tuesday afternoon. The 25 have been drawn overwhelmingly from the BNP and its close allies. Among the state (junior) ministers appointed to Rahman's government are Nurul Haque and Zonayed Saki, first-time parliamentarians, who were prominent voices during the 2024 protests. While members of the cabinet have been announced, the ministries they will be responsible for have not yet been confirmed."

Tarique Rahman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party was sworn in as prime minister following a decisive parliamentary victory. The BNP-led alliance won 212 seats in the Jatiya Sangsad, while the main competitor secured 77 seats. Rahman and newly elected MPs were sworn in by Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin, with foreign officials present. Twenty-five full ministers took oaths in a separate Dhaka ceremony, drawn overwhelmingly from the BNP and its allies. State ministers include first-time MPs Nurul Haque and Zonayed Saki, who were prominent during the 2024 protests. Ministries for announced cabinet members have not yet been confirmed. Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, BNP secretary-general since 2016, won Thakurgaon-1 and previously served as an MP from 2001 to 2006 under the Khaleda Zia government.

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