File photo of Front entrance of Bangladesh Secretariat Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka TribuneAnother four who were in previous cabinets have been brought back to serve againAwami League’s new cabinet has nine fresh faces as ministers, among the 27 lawmakers holding any ministerial post for the first time. Md Tajul Islam, selected for LGRD Ministry, a four-time parliamentarian from Comilla, was never a minister before. Md Abdur Razzak, selected for Agriculture Ministry, Dipu Moni for Education, Hasan Mahmud for Information ministry, and Begum Monnuzan Sufian as state minister for Labour and Employment have all previously served in the cabinet. Also Read- 47-strong council of ministers announcedOn the other hand, of the 19 state ministers, 15 are serving for the first time. All three deputy ministers are new to ministerial duties - Begum Habibun Nahar for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, AKM Enamul Haque Shamim for Water Resources and Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel for Education.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 06, 2019 20:15 UTC