Sheikh Hasina to be sworn in as prime minister on Thursday

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina will swear in as prime minister for the straight fourth time and form her cabinet on Thursday (11 January), said Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq.

"The new cabinet will be sworn in at the Bangabhaban at 7pm on Thursday," the minister said during a press briefing at the secretariat.

Members of parliament (MPs)-elect in elections will take oath on Wednesday (10 January) as the Election Commission approved on Tuesday the publication of election results in official gazettes.

After taking oath, Awami League's parliamentary party will formally elect Sheikh Hasina as their leader and communicate its decision with President to appoint her as prime minister, for the fifth time since her first term in 1996.

The president will administer the oath to the new prime minister, who will then advise the head of the state to appoint ministers and state ministers, handpicked by her, to form the new cabinet.