Awami League Chief Sheikh Hasina Wajed was on Tuesday sworn in as the new prime minister of Bangladesh,a week after her party led grand alliance swept the general elections winning three fourths of 300 parliamentary seats. President Iajuddin Ahmad administered her the oath of office at Bangabhaban presidential palace joined by nearly a thousand distinguished people including the Chief Adviser of the past interim government,Fakhruddin Ahmed. Soon after the swearing in of Hasina the President also administered the oath of office to 23 cabinet ministers and 8 state ministers. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP )delegation headed by party vice-president M K Anwar joined the function but party supremo Khaleda Zia did not attend the swearing in ceremony.
