Published : 22 Aug 2026, 01:39 AM
Updated : 08 Sep 2026, 11:24 AM
Four new ministers and two state ministers have been sworn in as part of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's first major cabinet expansion.
BNP Standing Committee Member and Narsingdi-2 MP Abdul Moyeen Khan, Bangladesh Jatiya Party Chairman and Bhola-1 MP Andaleeve Rahman, and Bandarban MP Sa Ching Prue Jerry took their oaths as ministers, while State Minister for Aviation and Tourism Rashiduzzaman Millat was promoted to the rank of minister.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister's Foreign Affairs Advisor Humaiun Kobir and Gaibandha-4 MP Mohammad Shamim Kaiser Lincoln took oaths as state ministers.
The new ministers and state ministers were administered the oath of office immediately after the swearing-in ceremony of President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at the Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban on Friday evening. The new president administered their oaths.
Tarique's government was sworn in on Feb 17 after the BNP's landslide victory in the 13th parliamentary polls.
Apart from the prime minister, 25 ministers and 24 state ministers took their oaths that day.
Among the state ministers, Kayser Kamal was appointed as deputy speaker last March, while Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Minister Dipen Dewan resigned on Jun 1.
As Fakhrul is set to become the head of state, his local government minister post is vacant.
In addition to the ministers and state ministers, the prime minister also has 10 advisors.
Five of them had been serving at the rank of minister and five at the rank of state minister.
