Which minister gets which ministry

Published at : 11 January 2024, 09:50 pm
Which minister gets which ministry
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President Mohammed Shahabuddin has administered the oath of prime minister Sheikh Hasina and and members of the new cabinet in the 12th national parliament at Bangabhaban on Thursday. Of the new cabinet members, 25 are full ministers and 11 state ministers.

The portfolios of the cabinet members have been distributed after they took the oath. The following is the list of ministers and state ministers with portfolios;

AKM Mozammel Haque (Gazipur-1)- Liberation War Affairs

Obaidul Quader (Noakhali-5)- Road Transport and Bridges

Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun (Narsingdi-4)- Industries Minister

Asaduzzaman Khan (Dhaka-12)- Home Minister  

Dipu Moni (Chandpur-3)-  Social Welfare Minister

Tajul Islam (Cumilla-9)- Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister

Faruk Khan (Gopalganj-1)- Civil Aviation Commerce Minister

Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali (Dinajpur-4)- Finance Minister

Anisul Huq (Brahmanbaria-4)- Law Minister

Hasan Mahmud (Chattogram-7)- Foreign Minister

Abdus Shahid (Moulvibazar-4)- Agriculture Minister

Shadhan Chandra Majumdar (Naogaon-1)- Food Minister

RAM Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury (Brahmanbaria-3)- Housing and Public Works Minister

Abdur Rahman (Faridpur-1)- Fisheries and Livestock Minister

Narayan Chandra Chanda (Khulna-5)- Land Minister

Abdus Salam (Mymensingh-9)- Planning Minister

Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury (Chattogram-9)- Education Minister

Farhad Hossain (Meherpur-1)-  Public Administer Minister

Faridul Haque Khan (Jamalpur-2)- Religious Affairs Minister

Zillul Hakim (Rajbari-2)-  Railways Minister

Saber Hossain Chowdhury (Dhaka-9)- Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister

Jahangir Kabir Nanak (Dhaka-13)- Textile and Jute Minister

Najmul Hasan (Kishoreganj-3) – Youth and Sports Development Minister

Yeafesh Osman (technocrat)- Science and Technology Minister

Samanta Lal Sen (technocrat)- Health and Family Planning Minister 

The portfolios of the state ministers are:

Simeen Hussain Rimi (Gazipur-4)-  Women and Children Affairs Ministry 

Nasrul Hamid (Dhaka-3)- Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry 

Zunaid Ahmed Palak (Natore-3)- Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Ministry

Mohammad Ali Arafat (Dhaka-17)- Information Ministry 

Mohibbur Rahman (Patuakhali-4)- Disaster Management and Relief Ministry 

Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury (Dinajpur-2)- Shipping Ministry 

Zahid Faruk (Barishal-5)- Water Resources Ministry

Kujendra Lal Tripura (Khagrachhari)- Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Ministry 

Rumana Ali (Gazipur-3)- Primary and Mass Education Ministry

Shofiqur Rahman Chowdhury (Sylhet-2)- Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry

Ahsanul Alam (Tangail-6)- Commerce Ministry

 

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PM reaches Washington DC from New York

Published at : 24 September 2023, 02:30 pm
PM reaches Washington DC from New York
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Washington DC, the USA capital city, this afternoon after joining the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session and other high-level side and bilateral events in New York.

 

She reached Washington DC from New York by road at 6pm.

On her arrival in Washington DC, Bangladesh Ambassador to the USA Muhammad Imran received the premier with a flower bouquet, reports BSS.

Earlier, she left her Place of Residence, Lotte New York for Washington DC at 12:30pm.

She arrived in New York on September 17.

The prime minister will leave Washington DC for London, the capital city of the United Kingdom, on September 29.

She will stay in London till October 3.

After wrapping up her visit, the prime minister will leave London for home and scheduled to reach Dhaka on October 4.

 

Bangladesh-US Ticfa meeting begins in Dhaka

Published at : 20 September 2023, 02:41 pm
Bangladesh-US Ticfa meeting begins in Dhaka

Bangladesh-US Ticfa meeting begins in Dhaka Additional Inspector General of police (IGP) Habibur Rahman has been made the new commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. Bangladesh-US Ticfa meeting begins in Dhaka Additional Inspector General of police (IGP) Habibur Rahman has been made the new commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. Bangladesh-US Ticfa meeting begins in Dhaka Additional Inspector General of police (IGP) Habibur Rahman has been made the new commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. Bangladesh-US Ticfa meeting begins in Dhaka Additional Inspector General of police (IGP) Habibur Rahman has been made the new commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. Bangladesh-US Ticfa meeting begins in Dhaka Additional Inspector General of police (IGP) Habibur Rahman has been made the new commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. Bangladesh-US Ticfa meeting begins in Dhaka Additional Inspector General of police (IGP) Habibur Rahman has been made the new commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.

Deal to ease trade in taka-rupee to be signed as Hasina

Published at : 08 September 2023, 01:43 am
Deal to ease trade in taka-rupee to be signed as Hasina

"An MoU will be signed between the National Payments Corporation of India and the Bangladesh Bank to make transactions in rupees and taka between Bangladesh and India easier," said the foreign minister in a press conference at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital on Thursday.

Besides, the neighbouring countries are likely to sign two more memorandums of understanding regarding cooperation in agricultural researches, and extension of the existing cultural exchange programme for two years, said the foreign minister.

Fair Technology launches car exchange programme

Published at : 07 September 2023, 02:29 pm
Fair Technology launches car exchange programme

Additional Inspector General of police (IGP) Habibur Rahman has been made the new commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. Additional Inspector General of police (IGP) Habibur Rahman has been made the new commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. Additional Inspector General of police (IGP) Habibur Rahman has been made the new commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. Additional Inspector General of police (IGP) Habibur Rahman has been made the new commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. Additional Inspector General of police (IGP) Habibur Rahman has been made the new commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. Additional Inspector General of police (IGP) Habibur Rahman has been made the new commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. Additional Inspector General of police (IGP) Habibur Rahman has been made the new commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. Additional Inspector General of police (IGP) Habibur Rahman has been made the new commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. Additional Inspector General of police (IGP) Habibur Rahman has been made the new commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.