An impassioned orator, he was a moral and political force who formed a “rainbow coalition” of poor and working-class people. His mission, he said, was “to transform the mind of America.” ...

The ceremony, marking the end of a two-decade hiatus from power for the BNP, saw President Mohammed Shahabuddin administer the oath of office at approximately 4:15 pm.

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Bangladesh, marking his party's historic return to ...