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  • Four lawmakers are reportedly set to be sworn into Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s cabinet today, with three becoming ministers and one a state minister.
  • President-elect Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is also scheduled to take his oath as president at 7:30 p.m. today.
  • Sources indicate Abdul Moyeen Khan, Andaleeve Rahman Partho, and Sa Ching Pru Jerry are expected to be sworn in as ministers, while Shamim Kaiser Lincoln is slated for the state minister role.

Bangladesh's political landscape is poised for a shift today as four lawmakers are expected to join Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s cabinet. According to sources within the BNP and government, three individuals will be sworn in as ministers, and one as a state minister.

The day’s proceedings will also include the oath-taking ceremony for President-elect Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Bangabhaban. Following the presidential oath, the newly appointed cabinet members are anticipated to be sworn in, as confirmed by multiple sources familiar with the matter.

BNP sources have identified Abdul Moyeen Khan, a member of the party's standing committee and lawmaker from Narsingdi-2, Andaleeve Rahman Partho, chairman of the Bangladesh Jatiya Party-BJP and MP from Bhola-1, and Sa Ching Pru Jerry, the MP from Bandarban and convener of the BNP’s Bandarban district unit, as the likely ministers. Shamim Kaiser Lincoln, the BNP lawmaker from Gaibandha-4, is expected to assume the role of state minister.

The Cabinet Division has reportedly reached out to several of the prospective appointees, requesting their presence at Bangabhaban for the ceremony this evening. The President will administer the oaths to the new ministers and the state minister.

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