Bangladesh PM to form new cabinet before Jan 10
Bangladesh PM to form new cabinet before Jan 10
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DHAKA, Dec. 30, 2018 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina(R) flashes a victory sign after casting her vote at a polling station in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, on Dec. 30, 2018. Nationwide voting opened Sunday morning in Bangladesh
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Dhaka, Jan 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ruling Bangladesh Awami League, which clinched a landslide victory in general elections, will form its new cabinet before January 10, party General Secretary Obaidul Quader said on Tuesday.
The newly elected members of Bangladesh Parliament will take oath of office on January 3, Xinhua news agency quoted Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu as saying.
Hasina's party gained an absolute majority in an election marred by violence which left at least 17 people dead.
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