PM wants to run country in transparent manner: Quader

The prime minister wants to run the country in a transparent manner, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said today.

Sheikh Hasina has brought changes in everything to this end, said Quader, also Awami League general secretary.

He was talking to journalists on the first day at his Secretariat office after the December 30 general election.

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"The prime minister herself is very serious (over the issue) and that's why she has brought changes in the cabinet, " Quader said.

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday formed government for the third consecutive term as she took oath as the prime minister leading a 47-member council of ministers.

This is her fourth term in office. With the tenure from 1996 to 2001 and three terms in a row since 2008, she heads for a record 20 years as the prime minister.

President Abdul Hamid administered the oath of office and oath of secrecy to Hasina and her new cabinet colleagues while Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam conducted the programme at the Bangabhaban Darbar Hall.