Five days after securing a single-party majority in the 13th National Parliament election, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has formed the new government.

The oath-taking ceremony for the new cabinet members was held on Tuesday (February 17) at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. In line with the Constitution, the President administered the oath to the ministers.

Sheikh Rabiul Alam, MP, has been appointed Minister of Road Transport and Bridges, according to senior BNP and Secretariat sources who spoke to the media on Tuesday.

Full Ministers

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Salahuddin Ahmed, Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku, Major (Retd.) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, Abu Zafar Zahid Hossain, Khalilur Rahman, Abdul Awal Mintoo, Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad, Mizanur Rahman Minu, Nitai Roy Chowdhury, Abdul Muqtadir, Ariful Haque Chowdhury, Zahir Uddin Swapan, Aminur Rashid, Afroza Rita, Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie, Asadul Habib Dulu, Md. Asaduzzaman, Zakaria Taher, Dipen Dewan, A N M Ehsanul Haque Milon, Qaiser Sakhawat Hossain, Zakir Alam, and Sheikh Rabiul Alam.

State Ministers

M. Rashiduzzaman Millat, Anindya Islam Amit, Md. Shariful Alam, Shama Obaid Islam, Sultan Salauddin Tuku, Qaiser Kamal, Farhad Hossain Azad, Md. Aminul Haque, Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin, Habibur Rashid, Md. Rajib Ahsan, Md. Abdul Bari, Mir Shahe Alam, Md. Junayed Abdur Rahim Saki, Ishraque Hossain, Farzana Sharmin, Sheikh Faridul Islam, Nurul Haque Nur, Yaser Khan Chowdhury, M. Iqbal Hossain, M. A. Muhith, Ahmed Sohel Manjur, Bobby Hajjaj, and Ali Newaz Mahmud Khaiyam.