Bangladesh PM-to-be Tarique Rahman and lawmakers sworn into parliament
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- AFP
- Published Date: 08:32 | 17 February 2026
The lawmakers promised loyalty to Bangladesh. They were sworn in by the Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin.
Rahman is set to take over from an interim government that has steered the country of 170 million people for 18 months since the autocratic government of Sheikh Hasina was overthrown.
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