Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairperson Tarique Rahman greets supporters after his party won the national parliamentary election, in Dhaka on February 14, 2026.
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The new members of the Parliament of Bangladesh will be sworn in on Tuesday (February 17, 2026) morning, followed by the formation of the government later in the day. Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Tarique Rahman will then take oath as the prime minister of the country.
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A “Constitution Reform Commission” is also expected to take oath, according to the Election Commission of Bangladesh. This has surprised many new MPs, especially those from the BNP. According to a version, the entire parliament will work as a “Constitution Reform Commission” for 180 days as an outcome of the referendum that got a majority ‘yes’ vote on February 12, 2026. As a result, all MPs will be sworn in as members of the Commission as well. However, there is evident unease about the process by which the tasks of the Constitution Reform Commission and the parliamentary duties of MPs will unfold.
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This event is likely to witness around 1,200 local and foreign guests in attendance. Among those confirmed are Prime Minister of Bhutan, Tshering Tobgay, Speaker of Lok Sabha Om Birla and Pakistan’s Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal. The foreign minister of the interim government of Nepal, Bala Nanda Sharma, and Sri Lanka’s health minister, Nalinda Jayatissa, are also expected at the event.
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