Tarique Rahman Sworn In as Bangladesh PM, Unveils 49-Member Cabinet

• Tarique Rahman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) took oath as Prime Minister of Bangladesh.
• He announced a 49-member Cabinet, comprising 25 ministers and 24 ministers of state, with portfolios yet to be allotted.
• The swearing-in followed the February 12 election where BNP-led alliance secured 211 seats.
• Rahman is the first to lead Bangladesh's government in over two decades, breaking the power rotation between Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina.
• The Cabinet includes 17 new ministers and all 24 ministers of state are new faces; Khalilur Rahman inducted under technocrat quota.