Tarique Rahman holds defense portfolio, Cabinet filled with 1st-time ministers as focus turns to Bangladesh economy

Tarique Rahman holds defense portfolio, Cabinet filled with 1st-time ministers as focus turns to Bangladesh economy

Economy and ties with neighbors likely focus of new government, expert says, as Bangladesh Nationalist Party begins 5-year term - Anadolu Ajansı

Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman Names Cabinet After Election Win

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has named a former commerce minister to steer the country’s troubled economy and kept the defence portfolio for himself as he formed his first cabinet. Rahman was sworn into office on Tuesday after a landslide election victory, taking over from the interim administration that had led the country of 170 million people since a deadly 2024 uprising that toppled the autocratic government of Sheikh Hasina. T…