Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina administered the oath at a ceremony held at the Shapla Hall of her office.
Later, 76 newly elected councillors from general wards and reserved seats of the two city corporations were also sworn in at the same venue. Of them, 40 councillors are from Rajshahi and 36 from Sylhet.
Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain administered the oath to the councillors. Local Government Division Senior Secretary Dr Zafar Ahmed Khan conducted the oath-taking ceremony.
Finance Minister AMA Muhith and Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader were present.
The elections to Rajshahi and Sylhet city corporations were held on July 30 last.
Awami League mayoral candidate AHM Khairuzzaman Liton was elected in Rajshahi city, while BNP’s Ariful Haque Chowdhury sealed the victory in Sylhet city.
The Prime Minister, however, said no one will be spared on political consideration in case of any irregularities and corruption, instigation to militancy and terrorism activities in any place.
Mentioning her government's plan to establish a medical university in Sylhet, she said her government never allocated budget for local bodies on political consideration.
“When we make fund allocations and undertake any project, we don’t consider what party they belong to as we consider the welfare of people,” she added.
Hasina said the government made huge allocations for the Sylhet City Corporation.
Underlining the importance of having a sustainable democratic system in the country, she said a country can prosper under a democratic rule. Over the last 10 years, Bangladesh has been able to achieve tremendous success in every sector due to uninterrupted democracy, she said.
Today Bangladesh is recognised as a role model of development, he said highlighting different socioeconomic development activities taken by her government since 2009.
Hasina said the Bangladesh Delta Plan-2100 has been prepared envisaging the next hundred years of development. “Bangladesh is now a developing country and we’ve to make it sustainable to go ahead.”