25 ministers, 24 state ministers in Tarique Rahman's cabinet

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has finalised a 49-member council of ministers comprising 25 full ministers and 24 state ministers, following the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s decisive victory in the 13th parliamentary election.

President Mohammed Shahabuddin is set to administer the oath of office to the new cabinet on Tuesday afternoon at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, marking the formal beginning of the BNP-led government.
The cabinet line-up blends senior party figures, experienced lawmakers and several technocrats, signalling what party insiders describe as a balance between political leadership and policy expertise.
Among the notable inclusions is Khalilur Rahman, national security advisor to the interim government's chief advisor. Although he is not a member of parliament, he is set to join the cabinet as a technocrat minister.
Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid Yasin, general secretary of Cumilla district BNP, will also take oath as a technocrat minister.
Yasin, who was elected to parliament in 1996, had initially prepared to contest the Cumilla-6 (Sadar) seat on the BNP’s ticket in the last election. However, the party nomination for the seat went to Chairperson’s Advisor Monirul Haque Chowdhury.
He later considered running as an independent candidate but announced his withdrawal from the race on Jan 19.
Former footballer Md Aminul Haque, the BNP Central Executive Committee’s sports affairs secretary and convener of Dhaka North BNP, is also set to join the government as a technocrat state minister.
Aminul contested in the Dhaka-16 constituency with the "paddy sheaf" symbol in the Feb 12 election but lost to Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Md Abdul Baten.
Party sources say he may be assigned the portfolio of state minister for sports.

FULL LIST OF CABINET MEMBERS

PRIME MINISTER: Tarique Rahman

MINISTERS: Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, Salahuddin Ahmed, Iqbal Hasan Mahmud, Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, AZM Zahid Hossain, Dr Khalilur Rahman (Technocrat), Abdul Awal Mintoo, Kazi Shah Mofazzal Houssain Kaikobad, Mizanur Rahman Minu, Nitai Roy Chowdhury, Khandaker Abdul Moktadir, Ariful Haque Chowdhury, Zahir Uddin Swapon, Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid Yasin (Technocrat), Afroza Khanam (Rita), Md Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anee, Asadul Habib Dulu, Md Asaduzzaman, Zakaria Taher, Dipen Dewan, ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon, Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain, Fakir Mahbub Anam and Sheikh Rabiul Alam.

State Ministers: MR Rashiduzzaman Millat, Aninda Islam Amit, Md Shariful Alam, Shama Obaid, Sultan Salahuddin Tuku, Kayser Kamal, Forhad Hossain Azad, Md Aminul Haque (Technocrat), Mir Mohammed Helal Uddin, Habibur Rashid, Md Rajib Ahsan, Md Abdul Bari, Mir Shahe Alam, Zonayed Saki, Ishraque Hossain, Farzana Sharmin, Sheikh Faridul Islam, Md Nurul Haque Nur, Yaser Khan Chowdhury, M Iqbal Hossain, MA Muhith, Ahammad Sohel Monzoor, Bobby Hajjaj and Ali Newaz Mahmud Khaiyam.