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

BNP lawmakers elected in the 13th National Parliament polls were sworn in as members of parliament on Tuesday morning, following the party’s landslide victory.

The new cabinet members will take oath in the afternoon at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is forming a 49-member cabinet under his leadership, comprising 25 cabinet ministers and 24 state ministers.

Those set to be sworn in as cabinet ministers are Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Salahuddin Ahmed, Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku, Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, Abu Zafar Md Zahid Hossain, Abdul Awal Mintoo, Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad, Mizanur Rahman Minu, Nitai Roy Chowdhury, Khandaker Abdul Muktadir, Ariful Haque Chowdhury, Zahid Uddin Swapan, Afroza Khanam Rita, Asadul Habib Dulu, Md Asaduzzaman, Zakaria Taher, Dipen Dewan, ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon, Mohammad Aminur Rashid, Khalilur Rahman, Md Shahid Uddin Chowdhury, Sakhawat Hossain Sardar, Fakir Mahbub Anam and Sheikh Rabiul Alam.

Among them, Mohammad Aminur Rashid and Khalilur Rahman will take oath as technocrat ministers.

The state ministers include M Rashiduzzaman Millat, Aninda Islam Amit, Shariful Alam, Farhad Hossain Azad, Shama Obaed, Sultan Salahuddin Tuku, Barrister Kaiser Kamal, Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin, Habibur Rashid Habib, Rajib Ahsan, Azizul Bari Helal, Mir Shahe Alam, Jonaed Saki, Ishraque Hossain, Farzana Sharmin Putul, Faridul Islam, Nurul Haque Nur, Yaser Khan Chowdhury, M Iqbal Hossain, MA Muhith, Ahmed Sohel Manjur, Bobby Hajjaj, Ali Newaz Mahmud Khaiyam and Aminul Haque (technocrat).