Four technocrat ministers have abdicated this evening following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s order.
The technocrat ministers are Science and Technology Minister Yafes Osman, Posts, telecommunications and information technology minister Mustafa Jabbar, Religion Minister Matiur Rahman and Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam BSc.
They submitted their resignation letters to the Cabinet Division, according to sources close to the ministers.
Earlier in the day, Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader Quader unfolded the matter while talking to reporters after the cabinet meeting.