Bangla PM Tarique Rahman’s cabinet holds first meeting

way2barak Feb 18: Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday chaired the first meeting of his newly formed cabinet to set the course for the new administration.

Rahman, chief of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), was sworn in as the prime minister on Tuesday.

The newly formed cabinet led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has begun its inaugural meeting to set the course for the new administration.

Rahman is presiding over the session, which began at 3 pm on Wednesday, his first official day in office, it said.

He is set to hold a separate meeting with secretaries after the cabinet discussion.

The BNP leader, who became the prime minister for the first time, replaced Interim government chief Muhammad Yunus, who had taken charge in August 2024 after the collapse of the Awami League regime.