2024-03-01 23:44:15
The Cabinet Department has issued a notification allotting the offices of the seven new state ministers after taking oath.
On Friday (March 1) at 7:30 in the evening, President Md read the oath of the new state ministers at Bangabhaban. Sahabuddin. Cabinet Secretary Mahbub Hossain presided over the program.
Md. Shahiduzzaman became the Minister of State for Government Planning. Ministry of Labor and Employment received the responsibility of the Minister of State. Nazrul Islam Chowdhury. Md got the responsibility of State Minister of Rural Development and Cooperatives Department. Abdul Wadud. Wasika Ayesha Khan has been made Minister of State for Finance, Shamsun Nahar as Minister of State for Education, Rokeya Sultana as Minister of State for Health and Nahid Izahar Khan as Minister of State for Culture.
Formerly Cabinet Division, Ministry of Defence, Department of Armed Forces; The Prime Minister retained the responsibility of six ministries and departments – Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Ministry of Cultural Affairs and Ministry of Labor and Employment. Now Cabinet Department, Ministry of Defence, Department of Armed Forces; The Prime Minister kept four ministries and departments in the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources.
The 12th National Parliament election was held on January 7. Awami League formed the government after winning the election. On January 11, 37 members of the new cabinet took oath at Bangabhaban. As 7 new members were added today, the members of the cabinet stood at 44. Among them, 25 full ministers and 18 state ministers, except the prime minister.