Final preparations are underway for the oath-taking ceremony of the 13th National Parliament members and the new cabinet led by BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman as Prime Minister. The event is scheduled for Tuesday at 4 p.m. at the South Plaza of the National Parliament Building in Dhaka. According to the Parliament Secretariat, all arrangements have been completed. President Mohammad Shahabuddin will administer the oath to the new cabinet members, while newly appointed Cabinet Secretary M. Siraj Mia will conduct the ceremony.

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) confirmed that about 1,200 local and foreign guests will attend. Foreign dignitaries expected include Bhutan’s Prime Minister Shering Tobgay, India’s Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Pakistan’s Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal, and Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu. Nepal’s Foreign Minister Bala Nanda Sharma, Sri Lanka’s Health Minister Nalinda Jayatissa, and UK Under Secretary Seema Malhotra are also likely to attend. The ceremony breaks tradition by being held at the Parliament instead of Bangabhaban.

BNP’s legal adviser stated that foreign ministers from SAARC countries have been invited. The event has generated significant political interest across Bangladesh.