Prior to the oath-taking ceremony, Cabinet Secretary Shafiul Alam announced the 47-member cabinet in a press briefing on Sunday, breaking with the tradition. Zahid Malik, state minister for health and family welfare in the last government, has been promoted to minister in the same ministry. State Minister for Land Saifuzzaman Chowdhury has been promoted to the position of minister. Power, Energy and Mineral Resources State Minister Nasrul Hamid, Information and Technology State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam have retained their posts. Monnuzan Sufian, who had served as the state minister for labour and employment in the Awami League cabinet in 2009 has returned to the post.

Source: bd News24 January 07, 2019 04:41 UTC