Oath-ceremony

Law Minister Md. Asaduzzaman has claimed that Foreign Affairs State Minister 1 Humayun Kabir took his oath in accordance with the Constitution and that there was no violation of the law. The law minister made the claim during a briefing on legal assistance and social protection for children and vulnerable groups at the Secretariat on Tuesday afternoon. Asked by a journalist whether the foreign affairs state minister had renounced his dual citizenship, the law minister said, “Yes, Humayun...

The result was widely anticipated, and it unfolded as expected. Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is set to take office as president after winning the election through a vote in Parliament. Voting was held in the Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday in the election for the country’s 23rd president. BNP nominated candidate Mirza Fakhrul won with 255 votes. His only rival, Oli Ahmed, the candidate of the 11-party alliance led by Jamaat e Islami, received 88 votes. Voting was held from 2 pm to 5 pm. The result was...