TDS Desk:

Several newly elected Members of Parliament, including Mirza Fakhrul, Amir Khasru, Salahuddin Ahmed and Zahir Uddin Swapan, have received calls from the Cabinet Division to take oath as ministers and state ministers in the new government.

BNP sources confirmed that Khaleda Zia’s personal physician AZM Zahid Hossain, BNP MP from Faridpur-2 Shama Obaid Islam, Dr Moin Khan, Khandakar Abdul Muktadir, Asaduzzaman Asad, Shahid Uddin Chowdhury, Mir Shah Alam, MA Muhit, Nitai Roy Chowdhury, Farzana Rahman Putul, Zonayed Saki, and Andalib Rahman Partha also got calls.

MIRZA FAKHRUL

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is likely to become minister of the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives.

SALAHUDDIN AHMED

Salahuddin Ahmed, who is a BNP standing committee member and MP from Cox’s Bazar-1, got a call to become the home affairs minister.

AMIR KHASRU MAHMUD CHOWDHURY

Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury got a call to become the finance minister.

DR KHALILUR RAHMAN

Dr Khalilur Rahman, who served as the national security adviser of Bangladesh and as the high representative on the Rohingya Issue in the Interim government, got a call to become the foreign minister.

MIRZA ABBAS

Mirza Abbas, a member of BNP’s national standing committee and the elected MP from Dhaka-8, is likely to become the minister of Housing and Public Works.

KHANDAKER MOSHARRAF HOSSAIN

Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, former minister for Health and Family Welfare and the elected MP from Cumilla-1, is likely to become the minister for the Ministry of Health.

IQBAL HASAN MAHMUD TUKU

Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku, BNP candidate who won from Sirajganj-2, got a call from the cabinet division to become the minister of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources. He himself confirmed the matter to The Business Standard.

ASADUL HABIB DULU

Asadul Habib Dulu, BNP candidate who won from Lalmonirhat-3 constituency, is likely to become the minister of Disaster Management and Relief.

NURUL HAQUE NUR

Nurul Haque Nur, elected from Patuakhali-3 (Galachipa-Dashmina) in the 13th National Parliament election, has also received a call to take oath as a state minister.

ANIND ISLAM AMIT

Anind Islam Amit got call to become the Aviation minister.

ABDUL AWAL MINTOO

Abdul Awal Mintoo, BNP candidate who won from Feni-3, is likely to become the commerce minister.

HUMAYUN KABIR

Humayun Kabir is likley to be appointed as a state minister for Foreign Affairs.

EHSANUL HAQUE MILON

Former State Minister for Education Ehsanul Haque Milon has received a call to become the education minister.

Milon, MP from Chandpur-1, previously served as State Minister for Education in Khaleda Zia’s government in 2001. He has been re-elected from the same constituency.

FARZANA SHARMIN

Farzana Sharmin, the newly elected Member of Parliament from Natore-1 (Lalpur-Bagatipara), has received an invitation to take oath as a state minister. She won the Natore-1 seat as the BNP candidate.

ZAKARIA TAHER

Zakaria Taher (Sumon) has received a call to take oath as a state minister.

KAISER KAMAL

Kaiser Kamal has received a call to take oath as a state minister. He was elected from Netrokona-1 (Kalamkanda-Durgapur) and is serving as a Member of Parliament for the first time.

When contacted around 1:15pm, he told Prothom Alo, “I received a call this morning around 10:30 am to take oath as State Minister for Land. I want to repay the trust the party has placed in me through my work. I seek everyone’s prayers.”

RASHIDUZZAMAN MILLAT

M Rashiduzzaman Millat, who won the Jamalpur-1 (Dewanganj–Baksiganj) constituency in the 13th National Parliament election, has received a call to be sworn in as a state minister.

FARHAD HOSSAIN AZAD

Farhad Hossain Azad, elected from Panchagarh-2 (Boda and Debiganj) as a BNP candidate, is set to become a state minister. He serves as the Rural Development Affairs Secretary of the party’s National Executive Committee and is the Member Secretary of the Panchagarh District BNP.

AMINUR RASHID YASIN

Aminur Rashid Yasin has received a call to take oath as a state minister. He will be sworn in as a technocrat state minister.

KAZI SHAH MOFAZZAL HOSSAIN KAIKOBAD

Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad, the BNP candidate from Cumilla-3, is set to become a minister, reports Prothom Alo. He has contested the National Parliament election six times from the Cumilla-3 (Muradnagar) constituency and has been elected five times.

ARIFUL HAQUE CHOWDHURY

Ariful Haque Chowdhury has received a call to take oath as a minister. He was elected as a Member of Parliament for the first time in this election.

When contacted around 12:30pm, he told Prothom Alo, “I will work inclusively with everyone. The party has evaluated and elevated a grassroots worker like me, and I want to repay that trust through my work. I seek everyone’s prayers.”

MIR SHAH ALAM

Mir Shah Alam, MP from Bogura-2 (Shibganj), has received a call to be sworn in as a state minister. He was elected from the Bogura-2 constituency as a BNP-nominated candidate with the party’s electoral symbol, the paddy sheaf. Shah Alam is a vice-president of the Bogura district BNP.

SHARIFUL ALAM

Shariful Alam, the newly elected MP from Kishoreganj-6, is set to become a state minister as well. Elected as a BNP candidate, he secured his first-ever parliamentary victory in this election and took oath as an MP earlier today. He confirmed to Prothom Alo over the phone that he had received the call to join the cabinet as a state minister.

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The new cabinet may consist of around 50 members. The Cabinet Division has arranged 49 vehicles to transport incoming ministers to the swearing-in ceremony, according to Prothom Alo. Of them, 25 may be full ministers and 24 state ministers. The Cabinet Division has already begun contacting those selected for oath-taking.

The swearing-in ceremony for new ministers will be held at 4pm at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.

Earlier in the day, BNP’s newly elected MPs, who secured a two-thirds majority in the 13th parliamentary election, took oath at the parliament building under the leadership of party chairman Tarique Rahman. While they were sworn in as Members of Parliament, they did not take oath as members of the Constitutional Reform Council.