Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to form new cabinet

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ruling Bangladesh Awami League, which gained a stunning majority in the general election on Dec 30, will form its new cabinet before Jan 10, according to the party's General Secretary Obaidul Quader.

Quader said that preparations were underway to form the new government, in which Hasina will be the prime minister.

Hasina, the longest serving Bangladeshi prime minister, will end her second straight five-year term this month, and she is set to serve a record fourth term in office.