Indian Speaker to Attend Swearing-in of Tarique Rahman

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Publish : 15 Feb 2026, 05:56 PM

Indian Lok Sabha (parliament) Speaker Om Birla. -Collected Photo

Indian Lok Sabha (parliament) Speaker Om Birla will represent India at the swearing-in ceremony of newly elected government led by BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman in Dhaka on February 17.

According to an official press release issued by Indian ministry of external affairs today, Birla will participate in the oath-taking ceremony of the Bangladesh new government to be formed under the leadership of Tarique Rahman.

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The release said the Speaker's participation at the important event underscored the deep and enduring friendship between the peoples of India and Bangladesh, reaffirming India's steadfast commitment to the democratic values that bind the two nations.

As close neighbours united by shared history, culture and mutual respect, India welcomed Bangladesh's transition to an elected government under the leadership of Tarique Rahman, whose vision and values have received what it described as an overwhelming mandate of the people.

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