The ruling Awami League has planned to form the new government at the earliest after holding the January 5 elections.
As part of the preliminary plans, the party leaders at a high profile meeting on Tuesday night decided to form the government after January 24, the day when the current parliament tenure expires.
The meeting was held to analyse the legal process of forming the new government.
Meeting sources told the Dhaka Tribune that the new MPs would take oath on January 25 while the government on January 27. The party has plans to hold the first session of the 10th parliament on February 16.
In the meantime, the process of election of the lawmakers to the reserved seats would start.
The source also said the leaders would finalise the initial plans after sharing those with the prime minister within a short time.
Another source close to the premier told the Dhaka Tribune that in the current political situation, the prime minister would not agree to keep a long vacuum after the election.
“She wants to hold the polls as soon as possible. After the polls, if there is any legal process to form the government before January 24, she may execute the process,” the source said.
The meeting was held late Tuesday night at the Indira Road residence of the PM’s Legal Affairs Adviser Shafique Ahmed when party advisers HT Imam and Mashiur Rahman, State Minister for Law Quamrul Islam and Attorney General Mahbubey Alam were present.
Earlier in the day, a delegation of the Awami League, led by HT Imam, met with the election commissioners.