Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, elder daughter of the country's founding father, today formed the government for the fourth consecutive term with a 37-member cabinet as she took oath as the prime minister for fifth term.

Her council of ministers included 25 ministers and 11 state ministers.

President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath of office and oath of secrecy to Sheikh Hasina and her new ministers at Durbar Hall of Bangabhaban at 7.06pm.

After the swearing-in, Sheikh Hasina signed the oath of office and oath of secrecy.

The 25 ministers are – AKM Mozammel Huq, Obaidul Quader, Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun, Asaduzzaman Khan, Dipu Moni, Tazul Islam, Farooq Khan, Abul Hasan Mahmood Ali, Anisul Huq, Hasan Mahmud, Abdus Shaheed, Sadhan Chandra Majumder, RAM Ubaidul Mokhtadir Chowdhury, Abdur Rahman, Narayan Chandra Chanda, Abdus Salam, Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury Nowfel, Farhad Hossain, Faridul Haque Khan, Zillul Hakim, Saber Hossain Chowdhury, Jahangir Kabir Nanak, Nazmul Hassan, Yeafesh Osman, and Samanta Lal Sen.

The 11 state ministers are – Mohammad A Arafat, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, Nasrul Hamid, Simeen Hossain (Rimi), Rumana Ali, Ahsanul Islam (Titu), Shafikur Rahman Chowdhury, Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, Zaheed Farooq, Kujendra Lal Tripura, and Mohibbur Rahman.

Of them, Yeafesh Osman and Samanta Lal Sen will take oath as technocrat ministers.

The oath-taking ceremony of the new cabinet led by Awami League President Sheikh Hasina will be held this evening.

BDST: 2014 HRS, JAN 11, 2024
MSK