24 state ministers take oath

Twenty-four state ministers of the new government were sworn in at a ceremony held at the South Plaza of Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Tuesday, February 17.

The programme began shortly after 4 pm with a recitation from the Holy Quran, conducted by Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Ghani.

Tarique Rahman first took the oath as Prime Minister. He was followed by the swearing-in of 25 cabinet ministers and 24 state ministers.

The state ministers are M Rashiduzzaman Millat, Anindya Islam Amit, Md Shariful Alam, Farhad Hossain Azad, Shama Obaid Islam, Sultan Salahuddin Tuku, Barrister Kayser Kamal, Md Aminul Haque, Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin, Habibur Rashid Habib, Rajib Ahsan, Md Abdul Bari, Mir Shahe Alam, Zonayed Saki, Ishraque Hossain, Farzana Sharmin, Shaikh Faridul Islam, Nurul Haq Nur, Yasir Khan Chowdhury, M Iqbal Hossain, MA Muhit, Ahmed Sohel Manzur, Bobby Hajjaj and Ali Newaz Mahmud Khaiyam.