The newly formed Awami League government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has started its journey with an aim of meeting the expectation of the people.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has adorned the cabinet comprising 25 ministers and 11 state ministers, dropping some heavyweight ministers of the previous government.
The ministers, who took oath, are AKM Mozammel Haque, Obaidul Quader, Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun, Asaduzzaman Khan, Dr Dipu Moni, Md Tajul Islam, Muhammad Faruk Khan, Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali, Anisul Huq, Dr Hasan Mahmud, Md Abdus Shahid, Sadhan Chandra Majumder, RAM Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury, Md Abdur Rahman, Narayan Chandra Chanda, Abdus Salam, Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury, Farhad Hossain, Md Faridul Haque Khan, Md Zillul Hakim, Saber Hossain Chowdhury, Jahangir Kabir Nanak, Nazmul Hasan, Architect Yeafesh Osman (technocrat) and Samanta Lal Sen (technocrat).
The state ministers are Simeen Hussain Rimi, Nasrul Hamid, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, Mohammad Ali Arafat, Md Mahibbur Rahman, Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, Zahed Faruque, Kujendra Lal Tripura, Rumana Ali, Shafiqur Rahman Chowdhury and Ahsanul Islam Titu.
Sheikh Hasina, who has taken oath as Prime Minister for the fifth term, has distributed ministries/divisions among the newly sworn in ministers and state ministers as per the Rule 3 (iv) under Rules of Business 1996.
The Cabinet Division also issued a gazette notification to this end.
As per the gazette notification, Mozammel Haque has been given the charge of the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs while Obaidul Quader has been given the Road Transport and Bridges Division.
Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali has become the new Finance Minister while Anisul Huq Law Minister, Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun Industries Minister, Asaduzzaman Khan home affairs, Tajul Islam LGRD minister, Faruk Khan Civil Aviation and Tourism minister, Hasan Mahmud Foreign Minister, Dipu Moni Social Welfare Minister, Sadhan Chandra as Food Minister, Abdus Salam Planning Minister, Faridul Islam Religious Affairs Minister, Obaidul Muktadir Housing and Public Works Minister, Narayan Chandra as Land Minister, Jahangir Kabir Nanak Jute and Textile Minister, Abdur Rahman Livestock and Fisheries Minister, Abdus Shahid Agriculture Minister, Yeafesh Osman Science and Technology Minister, Samanta Lal Health Minister, Zillul Hakim Railways Minister, Farhad Hossain Public Administration, Nazmul Hasan Papan Sports Minister, Saber Hossain Environment, Forest and Climate Change Affairs Minister and Mohibul Hasan Education Minister.
Besides, among the state ministers, Simeen Hussain Rimi has been given the charge of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs while Nasrul Hamid Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Zunaid Ahmed Palak Ministry of Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Mohammad A Arafat Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Mohibur Rahman Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury Ministry of Shipping, Zahid Faruk Ministry of Water Resources, Kujendra Lal Tripura Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs, Rumana Ali Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, Shafiqur Rahman Chowdhury Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment and Ahsanul Islam Titu Ministry of Commerce.