Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s new government has assigned specific portfolios to eight advisers holding ministerial and state minister ranks. The Cabinet Division issued a notification on Friday, February 20, 2026, confirming the distribution of responsibilities. Earlier in the week, ten advisers had been appointed to the new administration.

According to the notification, Mirza Abbas Uddin Ahmed, Nazrul Islam Khan, and Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed were named political advisers with ministerial rank. Md. Ismail Jabiullah was assigned to the Ministry of Public Administration, while Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir received the Ministry of Finance portfolio. Among advisers with state minister rank, Brigadier General (Retd.) Shamsul Islam was given the Ministry of Defence, Mahdi Amin was assigned to the Education, Primary and Mass Education, Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment, and Labour and Employment ministries, and Rehan Asif Asad was given responsibility for the Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, and Science and Technology ministries.

The order is expected to make the administrative and policy functions of the respective ministries more dynamic, according to the announcement.