Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, elder daughter of the country 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.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin today invited Awami League President Sheikh Hasina to form the new government as her party AL achieved a landslide majority in the 12th Jatiya Sangsad election, held on January 7.
During a meeting, the President, in line with the Constitution of Bangladesh, invited Sheikh Hasina, the incumbent Prime Minister of the 11th Parliament, to form the cabinet as the the majority of lawmakers were elected from Awami League in the 12th Jatiya Sangsad polls.
Later, President’s Press Secretary Md Joynal Abedin briefed the newsmen about the outcome of the meeting.
A 36-member council of ministers, led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, will be formed tomorrow, the cabinet secretary said today.
The new council of ministers includes 25 ministers and 11 state ministers, Cabinet Secretary Md. Mahbub Hossain told a press conference at the secretariat here this evening.
"President Mohammad Shabuddin will administer oath to ministers and state ministers at Bangabhaban at 7pm tomorrow," he said.
The 25 ministers are AKM Mozammel Haque (Gazipur-1), Obaidul Quader (Noakhali-5), Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun (Narsingdi-4), Asaduzzaman Khan (Dhaka-12), Dr Dipu Moni (Chandpur-3), Md Tajul Islam (Cumilla-9), Muhammad Faruk Khan (Gopalganj-1), Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali (Dinajpur-4), Anisul Huq (Brahmanbaria-4), Dr Hasan Mahmud (Chattogram-7), Md Abdus Shahid (Moulvibazar-4), Sadhan Chandra Majumder (Naogaon-1), RAM Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury (Brahmanbaria-3), Md Abdur Rahman (Faridpur-1), Narayan Chandra Chanda (Khulna-5), Abdus Salam (Mymensingh-9), Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury (Chattogram-9), Farhad Hossain (Meherpur-1), Md Faridul Haque Khan (Jamalpur-2), Md Zillul Hakim (Rajbari-2), Saber Hossain Chowdhury (Dhaka-9), Jahangir Kabir Nanak (Dhaka-13), Nazmul Hasan (Kishoreganj-6), Architect Yeafesh Osman (technocrat) and Samanta Lal Sen (technocrat).
The 11 state ministers are Simeen Hussain Rimi (Gazipur-4), Nasrul Hamid (Dhaka-3), Zunaid Ahmed Palak (Natore-3), Mohammad Ali Arafat (Dhaka-17), Md Mahibbur Rahman (Patuakhali-4), Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury (Dinajpur-2), Zaheed Farooque, (Barishal-5), Kujendra Lal Tripura (Khagrachhari), Rumana Ali (Gazipur-3), Shafiqur Rahman Chowdhury (Sylhet-2) and Ahsanul Islam Titu (Tangail-6).
The Awami League (AL) has won 222 seats out of 298 in yesterday 12th parliamentary election, said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal.
The CEC revealed this information at a media briefing at Election Commission (EC) media centre here in the city.
Kazi Habibul Awal informed that out of 300 constituencies, polls to one constituency- Naogaon-2 were postponed following the death of a candidate.