Twenty-seven of the 47 named for the new cabinet Sunday are first-timers. Md Tajul Islam MP from Cumilla-9 is entering the cabinet as the local government, rural development, and cooperatives minister. He was serving as chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on power, energy and mineral resources ministry. The Narsinghdi-4 MP was a top leader of the Awami League’s youth front Bangladesh Awami Jubo League. Moulvibazar Awami League leader Md Shahab Uddin is environment, forests and climate change minister of the new government.

Source: bd News24 January 06, 2019 15:45 UTC