Om Birla to represent India at swearing-in ceremony of new Bangladesh govt

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will represent the Indian government at the swearingin ceremony of the newly elected Bangladesh government in Dhaka on February 17 the Ministry of External Affairs MEA said in a statement The Bangladesh Nationalist Party BNP under the leadership of its chairman Tarique Rahman registered a landslide victory in the Bangladesh parliamentary electionsIn its statement the MEA said The Honble Speakers participation at this important event underscores the deep and enduring friendship between the peoples of India and Bangladesh reaffirming Indias steadfast commitment to the democratic values that bind our two nationsAs neighbours united by a shared history culture and mutual respect India welcomes Bangladeshs transition to an elected government under the leadership of Tarique Rahman whose vision and values have received an overwhelming mandate of the people it addedThe members elected in Bangladeshs 13th National Parliamentary Election are set to take their oath of office on Tuesday February 17The swearingin ceremony will be administered in the morning by Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir UddinMultiple sources from the interim governments chief advisors office the law ministry and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party BNP which is poised to form the next government confirmed the development to the leading Bangladeshi daily Prothom AloThe 13th parliamentary election was conducted on Thursday and the Election Commission published the official gazette notification of the victorious candidates on Friday nightPreparations for the oathtaking ceremony are already underway at the Jatiya Sangsad secretariat Traditionally the ceremony is held in the designated oath room at the Jatiya Sangsad BhabanJatiya Sangsad secretariat secretary Kaniz Moula said that arrangements are being made for the oathtaking ceremony on Tuesday evening February 17Polling was held for 299 of the 300 seats in the 13th parliamentary election on February 12The Election Commission declared unofficial results for 297 constituencies However the gazette notifications for Chattogram2 and Chattogram4 have not yet been issued following a directive from the High CourtAccording to the results announced so far the BNP won 209 out of 297 seats in the February 12 election with its candidates leading in the two constituencies including Chattogram2 and 4 where results have been withheld Their allies have claimed three seatsOn the other hand JamaateIslami has won 68 seats while the partners in the Jamaatled 11party electoral alliance secured nine seats Islami Andolan Bangladesh IAB claimed one seat and independent candidates won in seven constituencies Prothom Alo reportedWith Tarique Rahman now set to lead Bangladesh the country last saw a male PM almost 35 years ago experts warn that the nation faces a massive challenge of overcoming the unrest and rising Islamist extremism that marked the 18month tenure of the Muhammad Yunusled interim governmentThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever