With newly-elected members of parliament taking oath Saturday, the process of ushering in a democratic government in Bangladesh has begun after a gap of nearly two years.

Sheikh Hasina, who led her Awami League (AL) and a nine-party alliance to a landslide victory in last Monday's poll, will be invited to be the prime minister by President Iajuddin Ahmed once the alliance members, likely to meet late Saturday, write to him after electing her as the parliamentary party leader.