The oath-taking ceremony for the new government has begun at the National Parliament in Dhaka. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and members of his cabinet arrived at the venue on Tuesday afternoon. President Md. Shahabuddin is administering the oaths at the South Plaza of the Parliament building. A total of 25 individuals are being sworn in as full ministers, while 24 others are taking oath as state ministers.
The list of full ministers includes Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, Salah Uddin Ahmed, Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku, Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, AZM Zahid Hossain, Khalilur Rahman (technocrat), Abdul Awal Mintoo, Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad, Mizanur Rahman Minu, Nitai Roy Chowdhury, Khandaker Abdul Muktadir, Ariful Haque Chowdhury, Zahir Uddin Swapon, Aminur Rashid (technocrat), Afroza Khanam Rita, Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie, Asadul Habib Dulu, Md. Asaduzzaman, Zakaria Taher Suman, Dipen Dewan, ANM Ehsanul Haque Milan, Sardar Md. Sakhawat Hossain Bakul, Fakir Mahbub Anam, and Sheikh Robiul Alam.
Among the 24 state ministers are M Rashiduzzaman Millat, Anindya Islam Amit, Shariful Alam, Shama Obaid Islam, Sultan Salahuddin Tuku, Barrister Kaiser Kamal, Forhad Hossain Azad, Md. Aminul Haque (technocrat), Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin, Habibur Rashid Habib, Rajib Ahsan, Md. Abdul Bari, Mir Shahe Alam, Md. Jonaid Abdur Rahim Saki, Ishraq Hossain, Farzana Sharmin Putul, Sheikh Faridul Islam, Nurul Haque Nur, Yaser Khan Chowdhury, M Iqbal Hossain, M A Muhit, Ahmed Sohel Manzur, Bobby Hajjaj, and Ali Newaz Khaiyam.