Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka to attend the oath-taking ceremony of Bangladesh’s new government, formed under the leadership of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Tarique Rahman. Turkish Under Secretary Beris Ekinci will also be present at the event, according to senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday afternoon.

The ceremony will take place on Tuesday afternoon at the South Plaza of the National Parliament Building, where members of the new cabinet will be sworn in. Nearly 1,200 local and foreign guests are expected to attend. The BNP secured a decisive victory in the 13th National Parliamentary Election held last Thursday, winning 209 seats on its own and 212 seats with allies. The party is set to form a government after nearly two decades.

Foreign dignitaries from several South Asian countries, including Bhutan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, as well as representatives from the United Kingdom and other nations, have been invited by interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to join the ceremony.