{"id":32415,"date":"2026-02-16T12:36:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T12:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebangladeshtoday.com\/?p=32415"},"modified":"2026-02-16T12:36:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T12:36:37","slug":"sri-lankan-health-minister-to-attend-tarique-rahmans-oath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebangladeshtoday.com\/?p=32415","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lankan health minister to attend Tarique Rahman\u2019s oath"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sri Lanka\u2019s Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr Nalinda Jayatissa will represent his country at the oath-taking ceremony of Bangladesh\u2019s new cabinet led by BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bangladesh High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Andalib Elias saw off the Sri Lankan minister at Colombo airport today morning before his departure for Dhaka, according to a message received here. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tarique Rahman is set to assume office as Prime Minister following the landslide victory of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) under his leadership in the 13th parliamentary election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The participation of the Sri Lankan minister at the swearing-in ceremony underscored the strong and friendly bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sri Lanka\u2019s Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr Nalinda Jayatissa will represent his country at the oath-taking ceremony of Bangladesh\u2019s new cabinet led by BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Tuesday. 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