Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman names cabinet after election win

Bangladesh’s newly sworn‑in Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arriving with his wife Zubaida Rahman at the oath‑taking ceremony at the South Plaza of the parliament building, following a landslide victory in the national polls, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 17, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

DHAKA: Bangladesh's Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has named a former commerce minister to steer the country's troubled economy and kept the defence portfolio for himself as he formed his first cabinet.

Rahman was sworn into office on Tuesday (Feb 17) after a landslide election victory, taking over from the interim administration that had led the country of 170 million people since a deadly 2024 uprising that toppled the autocratic government of Sheikh Hasina.