Staff Reporter:
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday officially began his office at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in the city’s Tejgaon area as he planted a sapling on the office premises following his swearing-in ceremony on February 17.
“Prime Minister Tarique Rahman entered the PMO through the main gate around 10:10 am and started his work after planting a “Swarna Chapa” flower sapling,” PM’s Press Secretary Saleh Shibli told .
After planting the sapling, the prime minister offered a special prayer, expressing gratitude to Almighty Allah, he said.
On his arrival at the PMO, Shibli said, Principal Secretary ABM Abdus Sattar and other officials wel-comed him. Prime Minister’s Defence Adviser Brig Gen (retd) Dr AKM Shamsul Islam and other offi-cials were present on the occasion.
Before entering his office at the main building, Tarique Rahman exchanged greetings with the officials serving at the PMO. He especially inquired about the wellbeing of the old officials, who had served at the PMO during his mother Begum Khaleda Zia’s regime.
Earlier, Prime Minister performed his official duties at the Cabinet Division in the Bangladesh Secretari-at here, after he took oath as the 11th Prime Minister of the country, five days following his party’s landslide victory in the 13th parliamentary election bagging 209 of the 297 parliamentary seats.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath of office and oath of secrecy to Tarique Rah-man and his cabinet members at the South Plaza of the Sangsad Bhaban here on Tuesday.
His council of ministers comprises 25 ministers and 24 state ministers.
The assumption of office by Tarique Rahman as the premier marks a significant political shift in Bangla-desh, with the new administration prioritizing economic reforms, regional diplomacy, and national sta-bility.
