The members of the Awami League government’s new cabinet have already been announced and preparations have begun in earnest for the inauguration ceremony at the Bangabhaban. Awami League President Sheikh Hasina is also set to create history by serving as prime minister of Bangladesh for an unprecedented fourth term. President Abdul Hamid will administer the oaths of office to the new cabinet members at the presidential palace’s Darbar Hall at 3:30pm. The prime minister will be the first to take an oath, followed by the ministers, ministers of state and finally the deputy ministers. Hasina’s new administration has dropped 36 members from the previous cabinet.

Source: bd News24 January 07, 2019 08:15 UTC