Who Got Which Ministry in the Interim Government

Chief Advisor Dr. Muhammad Yunus has allocated responsibilities for various ministries and departments in the interim government. This information was announced in a notification from the Cabinet Division on Friday, August 9.

Under the leadership of Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Dr. Muhammad Yunus, an interim government was formed on the night of Thursday, August 8. Fourteen of the 17-member interim government took their oaths at Bangabhaban that night. On Friday, the allocation of responsibilities among the ministries and departments was announced.

Chief Advisor Dr. Muhammad Yunus will oversee the following ministries:

1. Cabinet Division

2. Ministry of Defence

3. Department of Armed Forces

4. Ministry of Education

5. Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges

6. Ministry of Food

7. Ministry of Housing and Public Works

8. Ministry of Land

9. Ministry of Textiles and Jute

10. Ministry of Agriculture

11. Ministry of Science and Technology

12. Ministry of Railways

13. Ministry of Public Administration

14. Ministry of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources

15. Ministry of Shipping

16. Ministry of Water Resources

17. Ministry of Women and Children Affairs

18. Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief

19. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

20. Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment

21. Ministry of Commerce

22. Ministry of Labour and Employment

23. Ministry of Culture

24. Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism

25. Ministry of Liberation War Affairs

26. Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs

27. Ministry of Primary and Mass Education

Other ministries and their respective responsibilities were assigned as follows:

- Saleh Uddin Ahmed: Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Planning

- Dr. Asif Nazrul: Ministry of Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs

- Adilur Rahman Khan: Ministry of Industry

- Hasan Arif: Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development, and Cooperatives

- Md. Tauhid Hossain: Ministry of Foreign Affairs

- Syeda Rizwana Hasan: Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change

- Mizu Sharmin S. Murshed: Ministry of Social Welfare

- Brigadier General (Ret.) Dr. M. Sakhawat Hossain: Ministry of Home Affairs

- Dr. A. F. M. Khalid Hossain: Ministry of Religious Affairs

- Mizu Farida Akhter: Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock

- Mizu Nurjahan Begum: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

- Md. Nahid Islam: Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology

- Asif Mahmud Sojib Bhuiya: Ministry of Youth and Sports