Cabinet members on way to Tungipara

The new cabinet members began their journey to Tungipara from Jatiya Sangsad to pay homage to Bangabadhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Wednesday at 6:30am. 

State minister for water resources Enamul Haque Shamim confirmed the matter to Jago News.

However, Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina will go to Tungipara by a helicopter at 10am. 

The prime minister, flanked by new cabinet colleagues, will pay tributes to Bangabandhu by placing a wreath at his shrine at 11am. 

A smartly turned out contingent to be drawn from the three forces will give an honour guard to the prime minister on the occasion.

Sheikh Hasina will join a special munajat and offer fateha seeking eternal peace of Bangabandhu, the sources said.

Earlier on Wednesday, the prime minister and her new cabinet colleagues paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing wreaths at his portrait in front of Bangabandhu Bhaban at Dhanmondi in the capital.

Later, the premier paid homage to the martyrs of the Liberation War on the occasion of installation of her government for the third consecutive term.

Accompanied by the new cabinet colleagues, Sheikh Hasina paid tributes to the martyrs by placing a wreath at the altar of the National Memorial at Savar this morning, a day after she took oath as the prime minister for the fourth time.

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina took oath as the prime minister for the fourth time, the third in a row, heading a 47-member council of ministers yesterday, a week after the Awami League-led Grand Alliance’s landslide victory in the 11th parliamentary election held on December 30.

The new cabinet comprising 24 ministers, 19 state ministers and three deputy ministers took oath at a state ceremony at Bangabhaban Darbar Hallon Monday afternoon.