Veterans like Amir Hossain Amu, Tofail Ahmed, Matia Chowdhury, Mohammed Nasim, Nurul Islam Nahid and Mosharraf Hossain have been left out. They include Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan, Food Minister Qamrul Islam, LGRD Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid, and Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya. Rights activist Khushi Kabir considers the decision to drop “controversial ministers like Shajahan and Khandker Moshrraf” as ‘positive’. Clockwise from top left: Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun, AK Abdul Momen, SM Rezaul Karim, Kamal Ahmed Majumder, Mohibul Hassan Chowdhury Nowfel, and Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury. Transparency International, Bangladesh Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman believes the number of female members in the cabinet should be increased.

Source: bd News24 January 06, 2019 20:37 UTC