25 ministers, 11 state ministers sworn in
Twenty five ministers and 11 state ministers of the new cabinet have been sworn in.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath at a ceremony at Bangabhaban around 7:15 pm on Thursday.
Earlier at about 7 pm, the head of the state administered the oath of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Cabinet Division Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain moderated the program.
Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan were, among others, present in the program.
Earlier today, the Cabinet Division issued a gazette notification appointing the ministers and state ministers in the 36-member new cabinet.
Current Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, Education Minister Dipu Moni, Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Md Tajul Islam, Law Minister Anisul Huq, Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud, Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder, State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain, State Minister for Religious Affairs Faridul Haque Khan, Deputy Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury, Science and Technology Minister Yeafesh Osman (technocrat), State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid, State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak, State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury and State Minister for Water Resources Zahid Faruk were included in the new cabinet.
New faces in the cabinet are Muhammad Faruk Khan, Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali, Md Abdus Shahid, RAM Ubaidul Moktadir Chowdhury, Md Abdur Rahman, Narayan Chandra Chand, Abdus Salam, Md Zillul Hakim, Saber Hossain Chowdhury, Zahangir Kabir Nanak, Nazmul Hasan, Samnta Lal Sen, Simin Hossain (Rimi), Mohammad Ali Arafat, Md Mohibur Rahman, Kujendra Lal Tripura, Rumana Ali, Shafiqur Rahman Chowdhury and Ahsanul Islam.
On Sunday (January 7), the 12th parliamentary election was held. In the polls, the ruling Awami League secured an absolute majority by winning 222 constituencies.
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