Three leaders from Cumilla have been invited to join the cabinet of the BNP government. They are BNP Vice Chairman Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaykobad, BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman’s adviser Aminur Rashid Yasin, and BNP Labour and Employment Affairs Secretary as well as Cumilla South District BNP President Zakaria Taher Suman. Aminur Rashid Yasin will serve as a minister under the technocrat quota. The Cabinet Division informed them by phone at 11:20 a.m. on Tuesday, according to close sources.

Earlier in the day, at 10:40 a.m., members elected to the 13th National Parliament took their oaths, while the cabinet’s oath-taking ceremony is scheduled for the afternoon. News of Kaykobad’s appointment sparked celebrations in Muradnagar, Cumilla, with local BNP activists distributing sweets. Social media also filled with congratulatory posts for Yasin and Suman.

The report notes that Cumilla residents are rejoicing over having three ministers from their district. It also mentions speculation that senior BNP Standing Committee member and former minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain might be appointed president.