BNP Media Cell has announced the portfolios of 25 ministers and 24 state ministers who took oath on Tuesday afternoon at the National Parliament.
BNP Secretary General and Thakurgaon-1 lawmaker Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been named as the Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives.
BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has been made the Finance Minister under the party-led government.
Another Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed has been given charge of the Home Ministry while technocrat minister Khalilur Rahman has got the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Notably, Khalilur was the national security adviser in the interim government and the chief adviser's high representative for Rohingya affairs.
Here is the full list of the cabinet members:
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir – Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister
Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury – Finance Minister; Planning Minister
Salahuddin Ahmed – Home Minister
Khalilur Rahman (technocrat) – Foreign Minister
Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed – Liberation War Affairs Minister
Abdul Awal Mintoo – Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister
Md Asaduzzaman – Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister
Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anee – Water Resources Minister
Dipen Dewan – Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Minister
Nitai Rai Chowdhury – Cultural Affairs Minister
AZM Zahid Hossain – Women and Children Affairs Minister; Social Welfare Minister
Iqbal Hasan Mahmud – Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister
Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad – Religious Affairs Ministry
Mizanur Rahman Minu – Land Minister
Khandaker Abdul Muktadir – Commerce Minister; Industries Minister; Textiles and Jute Minister
Ariful Haque Chowdhury – Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister
Zahir Uddin Swapan – Information and Broadcasting Minister
Aminur Rashid – Food Minister; Agriculture Minister; Fisheries and Livestock Minister
Afroza Khanam Rita – Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister
Asadul Habib Dulu – Disaster Management and Relief Minister
Zakaria Taher – Housing and Public Works Minister
ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon – Education Minister; Primary and Mass Education Minister
Sardar Sakhawat Hossain – Health and Family Welfare Minister
Fakir Mahbub Anam – Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister; Science and Technology Minister
Shaikh Rabiul Alam – Road Transport and Bridges Minister; Railways Minister; Shipping Minister
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