The list includes 23 members of parliament and two technocrats among the ministers

They take oaths separately from their other alliance MPs

The lawmakers, however, didn't take oath as members of the Constitution Reform Council

About 68.6 percent of the candidates in the 13th national election exceeded the legal campaign expenditure limit, according to a report by Transparency International Bangladesh.

The arduous struggle for the restoration of democracy reaches its final step this afternoon, as an elected government prepares to take oath following the swearing‑in of newly elected lawmakers this morning.

Intense lobbying has gripped the bureaucracy and police, with officials scrambling for coveted postings as the contours of a new BNP-led government begin to take shape.

The election came after years of severe distrust in the electoral process, questions over legitimacy, and institutional strain, so the poll’s successful conduct has reinforced trust in the process as well as the principle that governments derive authority from the consent of the governed.

The new prime minister will decide on his official residence as the interim government has not finalised it so far, said Housing and Public Works Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan yesterday.

Twelve young lawmakers are set to join the national parliament formed in the wake of the July mass uprising, with their oath-taking scheduled for this morning at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.

NCP leader claims coordinated attacks on agents, warns of renewed fight against corruption

Ceremony scheduled for 10:00 am

Vacant parliamentary seat must be filled through a by-election within 90 days

The BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami recorded significant gains in vote share and seats compared to 1991, each rising by nearly 20 percentage points.

The new parliament will feature a significant number of new faces, with first‑time lawmakers set to take up the roles of both the leader of the House and the opposition leader for the first time in the country’s history.

Businesspersons will make up more than half of the new parliament, according to affidavits filed with the Election Commission during the election.

Congratulates him as future PM of Bangladesh

Announces a protest rally and demonstration tomorrow

Meeting began at his Gulshan office in Dhaka at 12:30pm

Human Rights Support Society (HRSS) reports widespread violence and irregularities but describes polling day as 'largely peaceful'

Casting my first vote felt like pride. It also carried a trace of guilt, the awareness that every choice means rejecting another.