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Bangladesh election results show Tarique Rahman's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has won a majority in the country's historic poll.
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Om Birla, Vikram Misri To Attend PM-Elect Tarique Rahman’s Oath Ceremony In Bangladesh
Following a landslide electoral victory, BNP chairperson Tarique Rahman is set to be sworn in as Prime Minister in Dhaka on February 17. The new government formation comes after the party secured a commanding parliamentary majority,
Tarique Rahman - the 60-year-old scion of a political dynasty that has dominated Bangladeshi politics for decades - has emerged with a thumping majority.
A landmark election in Bangladesh ended years of disputed polls, and now the winners face pressure to tackle corruption and a battered economy.
Hindus make up about eight per cent of the population in the Muslim-majority country of 170 million people. | World News
Bangladesh's new government under Tarique Rahman will take oath on February 17 in Dhaka, with PM Narendra Modi and 13 nations invited to the ceremony.
Bangladesh's Islamist-led coalition has filed complaints with the Election Commission, challenging results in 32 constituencies following the polls on Feb 12. Officials of Jamaat-e-Islami allege irregularities,
The party is dedicated to running the country under Islamic law, but ran on a more moderate platform. It gained far more seats in last week’s election than it ever had before.