Bangladesh President Invites Hasina to Form Government

Sheikh Hasina was on Thursday invited by Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid to form the next government, hours after she was elected as the Awami League’s parliamentary party chairperson. Ms Hasina, 71, is set to form the government for the third consecutive term. She won the historic fourth term as Prime Minister, becoming the country’s longest-serving leader.

The invitation came when Ms Hasina visited the Bangabhaban to meet the President on Thursday evening. “The president invited her to form the government,” a presidential palace spokesman told. On Thursday morning, she took the oath of office and was chosen as the leader of the House for the fourth time.