The Cabinet Division has issued a gazette notification appointing the prime minister and members of the cabinet.
This time, the cabinet consists of 49 ministers and state ministers, including 25 full ministers. The notification was issued by the Cabinet Division on Tuesday night.
The gazette stated that, in accordance with Article 56(3) of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, the president has appointed Tarique Rahman, an MP trusted by the majority of members of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad, as prime minister.
At the same time, approval was given for the formation of a new government under his leadership.
The notification further said that with the formation of the new government, the Advisory Council of the interim government will be considered dissolved. As a result, administrative and policy responsibilities will now rest with the newly formed cabinet.
Of the 25 full ministers, 23 are elected members of parliament, while two have been appointed as technocrats.
The full ministers are Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Amir Khoshru Mahmud Chowdhury, Salahuddin Ahmed, Iqbal Hasan Mahmud, Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikram, Abu Jafar Md Zahid Hossain, Khalilur Rahman (Technocrat), Abdul Awal Mintoo, Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad, Mizanur Rahman Minu, Nitai Roy Chowdhury, Khandaker Abdul Muktadir, Ariful Haque Chowdhury, Zahir Uddin Swapon, Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid (Technocrat), Afroza Khanam Rita, Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie, Asadul Habib Dulu, Md Asaduzzaman, Zakaria Taher, Dipen Dewan, ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon, Sarder Md Sakhawat Hossain, Fakir Mahbub Anam and Sheikh Rabiul Alam.
The 24 state ministers are M Rashiduzzaman Millat, Anindya Islam Amit, Md Shariful Alam, Shama Obaed Islam, Sultan Salahuddin Tuku, Barrister Kaiser Kamal, Farhad Hossain Azad, Md Aminul Haq (Technocrat), Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin, Habibur Rashid, Md Rajib Ahsan, Md Abdul Bari, Mir Shahe Alam, Zonayed Abdur Rahim Saki, widely known as Zonayed Saki, Ishraque Hossain, Farzana Sharmin, Shaikh Faridul Islam, Nurul Haque Nur, Yasser Khan Chowdhury, M Iqbal Hossain, MA Muhith, Ahammad Sohel Manjur, Bobby Hajjaj and Ali Newaz Mahmud Khaiyam.
