In Bangladesh, Nitai Roy Chowdhury and Dipen Dewan Chakma, two ministers—one Buddhist and one Hindu—take an oath.

As Tarique Rahman was sworn in as Bangladesh's prime minister on Tuesday, Nitai Roy Chowdhury and Dipen Dewan Chakma, a Hindu and another Buddhist minister, took the oath of office in the country's new cabinet. His Cabinet consists of 49 members.Rahman and his new Cabinet were sworn in by President Muhammad Shahabuddin.

In addition to serving as one of the party's important vice presidents and a senior advisor and strategist to the top leadership, Nitai Roy Chowdhury is a member of the BNP's top policy-making standing committee. On a BNP ticket, Nitai Roy Chowdhury defeated a Jamaat-e-Islami candidate to win the West Magura seat. Nitai Roy Chowdhury, a well-known attorney in Bangladesh and a former member of parliament, was born in January 1949.

From a constituency in the southeast Rangamati Hills district, Dipen Dewan Chamka, a member of the Chakma ethnic minority group, which has a Buddhist majority, emerged victorious. He was born in Rangamati on June 8, 1963, and is a politician and advocate. He is a member of the Chakma ethnic group, which is dominated by Buddhists. His father, Subimal Dewan, was President Ziaur Rahman's former tribal affairs advisor. He defeated an independent candidate from Chakma to win from the Rangamati Hill District constituency.

Notably, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Tarique Rahman announced a 49-member Cabinet consisting of 25 ministers and 24 ministers of state. He hasn't assigned portfolios yet, though.

Hours after Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin administered the oath to newly elected members of the parliament, the government of Bangladesh held its swearing-in ceremony.Interestingly, Rahman was the first man to lead Bangladesh's government in over 20 years. Sheikh Hasina, who ruled the nation from 2009 to 2024 until her overthrow, and his mother, the late Khaleda Zia, alternated in power for 20 years.

Hours after Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin administered the oath to newly elected members of the parliament, the government of Bangladesh held its swearing-in ceremony.

Interestingly, Rahman was the first man to lead Bangladesh's government in over 20 years. Sheikh Hasina, who ruled the nation from 2009 to 2024 until her overthrow, and his mother, the late Khaleda Zia, alternated in power for 20 years.

Prothom Alo reports that the BNP's return to power comes after their "absolute victory in the 13th National Parliament election," which was accomplished 20 years after the party's last term in office, which lasted from 2001 to 2006.

One noteworthy aspect of the recently appointed cabinet is the substantial influx of new leadership.According to official statistics, twenty-four state ministers and seventeen ministers are "new faces" who have never held such positions before.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, who has never held public office in his party's past administrations, is also "becoming a member of the cabinet for the first time," marking a historic first for his personal political career.

Prothom Alo went on to describe the extensive public involvement in the transition. Citizens from all over the nation, along with leaders and activists from different BNP wings, began converging on the capital in the early afternoon.

The change in leadership comes after a time of significant political turmoil. Observers point out that this "new journey" started after the previous Awami League government fell in 2024 due to a "student-public uprising."

Under an interim government headed by Professor Muhammad Yunus, the BNP, which has emphasized that it has been a "victim of oppression and torture" for more than fifteen years, successfully ran in last Thursday's elections. Both the party and observers have characterized the polls as a "festive, fair, and acceptable election."