A Supreme Court lawyer sends a legal notice to the authorities concerned to cancel or withdraw the oath-taking of lawmakers elected in 11th national parliamentary election, saying that the oath-taking was a violation of the constitution.

The new ministers, state ministers and deputy ministers have been sworn-in to the cabinet as the first step towards formation of Sheikh Hasina’s third consecutive government.

Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad and leader of the opposition of the 10th parliament Raushan Ershad skip the swearing-in ceremony of the new cabinet members at Bangabhaban.

The Jatiya Oikyafront yesterday decided that none of its seven MPs-elect, including the two from Gonoforum, would join parliament.

Sheikh Hasina, who is set to take oath today as the prime minister for the third consecutive term, has dropped most of her colleagues in the outgoing cabinet, aiming to inject fresh blood in her new government.

Police yesterday arrested one more accused in connection with the gang-rape of a mother of four in Noakhali's Subarnachar upazila early December 31.

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, who declared himself the leader of the opposition in parliament, now wants the status of a deputy prime minister. But such a post does not exist.

Almost 82 percent of the lawmakers for the 11th parliament have assets worth more than Tk 1 crore, civil society platform Shushashoner Jonnoy Nagorik (Shujan) said in a report yesterday.

Awami League congratulates the Election Commission for holding a “wonderful, free and fair national election”.

Jatiya Oikyafront convener Dr Kamal Hossain urges the diplomatic corps in Dhaka to manage the Awami League government to hold a fresh national election under a nonparty administration immediately.

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has chosen only her party colleagues in the new cabinet breaking the tradition of forming government with likeminded political parties.

New faces dominates the new cabinet to be sworn in tomorrow with 27 lawmakers are going to hold ministerial posts for the first time ever.

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina-led new cabinet will be formed excluding some heavyweight ministers of the immediate past cabinet.

The new cabinet will be formed with the prime minister, 24 ministers, 19 state ministers and 3 deputy ministers, says cabinet secretary.

Ambassador of Switzerland to Bangladesh René Holenstein says Switzerland commended all parties for their participation in 11th Parliamentary Elections in Bangladesh.

A Noakhali court places seven people including a former Awami League leader on five-day remand each in connection with the gang-rape of a woman in Subarnachar upazila of Noakhali.

The Awami League yesterday expelled Ruhul Amin from the party for his alleged involvement in the gang-rape of a woman in Noakhali's Subarnachar upazila.

Two lawmakers-elect of the Gonoforum may take oath and join the 11th parliament, Dr Kamal Hossain said yesterday.

Congratulatory messages have been pouring in for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her party Awami League.

An entire village in Rajshahi's Tanore upazila has been paying a heavy price since Sunday's general elections, when majority of the villagers voted for the BNP candidate.