Tarique Rahman took oath as the 11th Prime Minister of Bangladesh on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. The swearing-in ceremony was held at the South Plaza of the National Parliament Building, where President Md. Shahabuddin administered the oath. Rahman entered the ceremony at 3:55 p.m., accompanied by his wife Dr. Zubaida Rahman and their only daughter Barrister Zaima Rahman.

Following the Prime Minister’s oath, 24 full ministers and 24 state ministers were sworn in. The full ministers include Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, Salah Uddin Ahmed, Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku, Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, AZM Zahid Hossain, and others. Among them, Khalilur Rahman and Aminur Rashid took oath as technocrat ministers. The state ministers include M Rashiduzzaman Millat, Anindya Islam Amit, Shariful Alam, Shama Obaid Islam, Sultan Salahuddin Tuku, Barrister Kaiser Kamal, and several others.

The event marks the formal beginning of Tarique Rahman’s tenure as the country’s 11th Prime Minister, with a newly formed cabinet comprising both political and technocrat members.