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The new members of the Parliament of Bangladesh volition beryllium sworn successful astatine 10 a.m. Tuesday (February 17, 2026), the Election Commission of Bangladesh has announced adding that a “Constitution Reform Commission” volition besides beryllium administered oath. This lawsuit volition beryllium followed by the enactment of the authorities successful the day when the Cabinet led by BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman volition beryllium sworn in. Around 1,200 section and overseas guests volition enactment successful the swearing-in ceremonial of Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s president and his Cabinet connected Tuesday (February 17, 2026) afternoon, the media helping of the BNP has announced.
The announcement of swearing-in of some MPs alongside members of “Constitution Reform Commission” has amazed galore recently elected MPs. Speaking to The Hindu, a recently elected MP said that the EC of Bangladesh had not informed the MPs astir the swearing-in of the Constitution Reform Commission. Acccording to a version, the full parliament volition enactment arsenic a “Constitution Reform Commission” for 180 days arsenic an result of the referendum that got bulk ‘yes’ ballot connected February 12, 2026 and arsenic a effect each MPs volition beryllium sworn successful arsenic the subordinate of the Constitution Reform Commission arsenic well. There is evident unease wrong the newly-elected MPs particularly from the BNP, astir the process successful which the tasks of the Constitution Reform Commission and the parliamentary duties of MPs volition unfold.
Among those who person confirmed to be the swearing-in ceremonial of the incoming authorities are Prime Minister of Bhutan, Tshering Tobgay, Speaker of Lok Sabha Om Birla and Pakistan’s Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal. The overseas curate of the interim authorities of Nepal Bala Nanda Sharma, and Sri Lanka’s wellness curate Nalinda Jayatissa volition besides be the event. Multiple different countries including Qatar, Malaysia and Brunei volition nonstop precocious level delegates to the swearing successful ceremony.
Seema Malhotra, Indo-Pacific Under Secretary of the United Kingdom volition correspond the UK astatine the lawsuit and the President of the Maldives Mohamed Muizzu is expected to be arsenic well. Apart from that heads of aggregate diplomatic missions based successful Dhaka volition besides be the lawsuit that volition beryllium held successful the premises of Bangladesh’s parliament – Jatiyo Sansad.
The swearing-in ceremonial of the BNP authorities volition people the extremity of the interim authorities led by Chief Adviser Mohammed Yunus that had taken complaint aft the autumn of the Awami League authorities led by Sheikh Hasina. Prof. Yunus delivered a farewell code astatine the Chief Adviser’s Office connected Monday evening (February 16, 2026). The Chief Adviser had taken complaint connected August 8, 2024 and helium presided implicit the past gathering of the Advisory Council connected Monday (February 16, 2026).
“The predetermination was not conscionable a process to handover power. It was the predetermination that marked the opening of caller Bangladesh,” said Prof. Yunus successful a code delivered successful the evening connected state-owned BTV saying that the constabulary successful Bangladesh nary longer tortures communal people.
“We person to guarantee that ne'er again fascism raises its caput successful our country. That is wherefore interim authorities prioritised organization reforms,” said Prof. Yunus further. One of the large projects of the interim authorities was the drafting ofhte July Charter that was adopted by a ample spectrum of governmental parties connected October 17, 2017. The National Citizen Party which is successful the absorption arsenic portion of the 11-party confederation led by Jamaat-e-Islami had not signed the Charter earlier, however, the enactment signed the July Charter connected Monday evening (February 16, 2026). “Interim government’s biggest enactment is the July Charter. People person hugely supported the July Charter successful the referendum. I telephone upon each governmental parties to guarantee that the July Charter is adopted,” said Prof. Yunus.
