PBA DESK : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid homage to
Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today on the occasion
of installation of her government for the third consecutive term.
Sheikh Hasina paid tributes to Bangabandhu by placing a wreath at his
portrait in front of Bangabandhu Bhaban at Dhanmondi here this morning, a day
after she took oath as the prime minister for the fourth time.
After laying the wreath, she stood in solemn silence for some time as a
mark of profound respect to the memory of Bangabandhu, the architect of
independence.
Flanked by the new cabinet colleagues, Sheikh Hasina, also the Awami
League (AL) president, placed another wreath at Bangabandhu’s portrait as the
party chief.
Advisers to the prime minister, Jatiya Sangsad chief whip, whips, AL
parliament members and central leaders were also present on the occasion.
The prime minister and her new cabinet colleagues will later go to
National Memorial at Savar and pay tributes to the Liberation War martyrs.
AL President Sheikh Hasina took oath as the prime minister for the fourth
time, the third in a row, with a 47-member council of ministers yesterday, a
week after the Awami League-led Grand Alliance’s landslide victory in the
11th parliamentary election held on December 30 last.
The new cabinet comprising 24 ministers, 19 state ministers and three
deputy ministers took oath at a state ceremony at Bangabhaban Darbar Hall
yesterday afternoon.
President M Abdul Hamid administered the oath of office and oath of
secrecy to Sheikh Hasina and her new cabinet members.
PBA/zizi
