Dhaka – Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chief Tarique Rahman, who was sworn in as Prime Minister, formed a 50-member cabinet on Tuesday to run his administration in the coming days.
Twenty-five members took oath as ministers, while 24 others were sworn in as ministers of state. President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath of office to the Prime Minister, the ministers, and the ministers of state at a ceremony held at the South Plaza of the parliament building in the afternoon.
Chief Adviser of the interim government, Muhammad Yunus, along with other advisers, attended the oath-taking ceremony.
The ministerial portfolios are expected to be made public later.
Those who took oath as members of the new cabinet minister are: Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, Salahuddin Ahmed, Iqbal Hasan Mahmud, Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, A Z M Zahid Hossain, Abdul Awal Mintoo, Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad, Mizanur Rahman Minu, Nitai Roy Chowdhury, Khandaker Abdul Muktadir, Ariful Haque Chowdhury, Zahir Uddin Swapan, Md. Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie, Afroza Khanam Rita, Asadul Habib Dulu, Md. Asaduzzaman, Zakaria Taher, Dipen Dewan, Sardar Sakhawat Hossain Bakul, A N M Ehsanul Haque Milon, Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid, Khalilur Rahman (Technocrat), Fakir Mahbub Anam, Sheikh Rabiul Alam,
Those who took oath as Ministers of State are: M Rashiduzzaman Millat, Anindya Islam Amit, Md. Shariful Alam, Shama Obaed Islam, Sultan Salauddin Tuku, Kayser Kamal, Farhad Hossain Azad, Md. Aminul Haque (Technocrat), Md. Nurul Haque Nur, Yaser Khan Chowdhury, M Iqbal Hossain, M A Muhit, Ahmmed Sohel Manjur, Bobby Hajjaj, Ali Newaz Mahmud Khaiyam, Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin, Habibur Rashid, Md. Rajib Ahsan, Md. Abdul Bari, Mir Shahe Alam, Md. Junayed Abdur Rahim Saki, Ishraque Hossain, Farzana Sharmin, Sheikh Faridul Islam.
