The swearing-in of the Cabinet will take place at Banga Bhavan, the official residence of the President, at 7 pm on Thursday. President of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad, Shirin Sharmin Choudhary, has already administered oath to the newly elected MPs on Wednesday morning itself. Earlier, the Election Commission (EC) had approved the publication of the gazette in respect of 298 new Members of Parliament.
Sources at the policy making level of the Awami League informed Prothom Alo that at least 15 members of the current cabinet are likely to be dropped from the next cabinet, mainly due to age, various criticisms and incompetence.
The provisional list included those members who have served in three consecutive cabinets. Outside this list, three cabinet members lost the elections while another three did not receive party nomination in the recently concluded elections.
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