Dhaka, Jan 3 (UNB) – Members of the upcoming cabinet will be sworn in on Monday.

The oath-taking ceremony will be held at 3 pm, said President’s Press Secretary Joynal Abedin while talking to reporters at Bangabhaban.

Earlier, President Abdul Hamid on Thursday invited Awami League President Sheikh Hasina to form the new government after her party's massive victory in the 11th national election.

Dhaka, Jan 3 (UNB) — BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday declined to comment on the latest national election.

“No comment,” is what she said when reporters asked her about the December 30 polls after the Niko corruption case hearing.

Awami League-led Grand Alliance won 96 percent seats in the 300-member parliament. Khaleda Zia’s BNP joined hands with Jatiya Oikyafront to contest the election but they won in only seven constituencies.

Khaleda appeared before the special judge court around 12:10pm. When newly-appointed Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman of Dhaka Special Judge Court-9 arrived, the BNP chief complained about inadequate sitting arrangement.

The judge ordered providing enough chairs for everyone and said he would talk to the authorities to take necessary steps.

Several moments later, the former prime minister warned that she would not appear before the court “if this situation continues.”

The court fixed January 13 for the next hearing.

ACC filed a case on December 9, 2007, accusing Khaleda and four others of causing the state a loss of Tk 137.77 billion by signing an oil-gas exploration deal with Canadian company Niko when the BNP was in office.

Police submitted a chargesheet against the accused on May 5 the next year.

Dhaka, Jan 3 (UNB) – President Abdul Hamid on Thursday invited Awami League President Sheikh Hasina to form the new government after her party's massive victory in the 11th national election.

The President extended the invitation after Sheikh Hasina met him at Bangabhaban.  

Sheikh Hasina arrived at the President’s House at 4:20 pm to meet him.

This is the very first meeting of the Prime Minister with the President after Awami League’s absolute victory in the national election held on December 30.
 

Dhaka, Jan 3 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived at Bangabhaban on Thursday afternoon to meet President Abdul Hamid after her party's massive victory in the 11th parliamentary election.

Abdul Hamid welcomed Hasina, also the Awami League President, at the President House at 4:20 pm.

This is the very first meeting of the Prime Minister with the President after Awami League’s absolute victory in the national election held on December 30.

Dhaka, Jan 3 (UNB) – Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been reelected Leader of the House unanimously for the 11th parliament.

The new MPs of Awami League reelected Hasina Leader of the House for the third consecutive term at the maiden meeting of the AL Parliamentary Party (ALPP) held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban after their oath taking on Thursday.

AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader and its Advisory Council member Tofail Ahmed confirmed it while talking to reporters after the meeting.

However, the Deputy Leader of the House was not picked at this first meeting of the ALPP.

Tofail said Obaidul Quader proposed the name of AL president Sheikh Hasina for electing her the Leader of the House, while AL Advisory Council member Amir Hossain Amu seconded the proposal.

Later, all the AL MPs supported the proposal and greeted Sheikh Hasina with big claps.

Tofail said Hasina is going to be the Prime Minister for the fourth time as an internationally renowned politician and the leader of the mass people of Bangladesh. “With this, Bangladesh is going to enter the golden age for the next five years,” he added.

Noting that the people of Bangladesh had long been waiting for December 30, Tofail said people recognised Sheikh Hasina as the leader of mass people by casting votes for ‘Boat, the electoral symbol of Awami League, on December 30 the way they attained independence by voting for Boat in 1970.

Obaidul Quader mentioned that they only elected the Leader of the House at the meeting and said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked all to work together.