Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina was sworn in as Prime Minister of Bangladesh for the third consecutive term on Monday.<br />''<br />''<br />''President Md Abdul Hamid administered the oath of office to 71-year-old Hasina at the Bangabhaban in Dhaka. It is Hasina's fourth term in office.<br />''<br />''<br />''The President then administered the oaths for the new ministers. Hasina will lead a Cabinet of 24 ministers, 19 ministers of state and three state ministers. Her Cabinet is mostly made up of new faces. Thirty-one members of Council of Ministers are first-timers. The Cabinet exclusively consists of members of the Awami League.<br />''<br />''<br />''Awami League and its allies secured 288 seats out of elections held for 299-member Parliament recently.<br />''<br />''<br />''The Jatiya Party, a key partner in the Awami League-led Grand Alliance of Hasina, on Friday decided to occupy the opposition benches in Parliament after the main opposition BNP led by ex-premier Khaleda Zia rejected the results of the general election.<br />''<span style="color: #222222;"> </span>