After BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, who won the 13th parliamentary election, was sworn in as Prime Minister, 25 ministers and 24 state ministers from the party took oath.

President Md. Shahabuddin administered the oath to the new cabinet members at the South Plaza of the National Parliament Building on Tuesday afternoon.

Those who have taken oath as ministers

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Salahuddin Ahmed, Iqbal Hasan Mahmud, Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, AZM Zahid Hossain, Dr. Khalilur Rahman (Technocrat), Abdul Awal Mintu, Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad, Mizanur Rahman Minu, Nitai Roy Chowdhury, Khandaker Abdul Muktadir, Ariful Haque Chowdhury,

Zahir Uddin Swapan, Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid Yasin (Technocrat), Afroza Khanam (Rita), Md. Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie, Asadul Habib Dulu, Md. Asaduzzaman,

Zakaria Taher, Dipen Dewan, ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon, Sardar Md. Sakhawat Hossain, Fakir Mahbub Anam, Sheikh Rabiul Alam.

Those who took oath as state ministers

M Rashiduzzaman Millat, Anindya Islam Amit, Md. Shariful Alam, Shama Obaid Islam, Sultan Salahuddin Tuku, Kaiser Kamal, Farhad Hossain Azad, Md. Aminul Haque (Technocrat), Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin, Habibur Rashid, Md. Rajib Ahsan, Md. Abdul Bari, Mir Shahe Alam, Md. Jonayed Abdur Rahim Saki (Jonayed Saki), Ishraq Hossain, Farzana Sharmin, Sheikh Faridul Islam, Md. Nurul Haque Nur, Yaser Khan Chowdhury, M Iqbal Hossain, M A Muhith, Ahmed Sohel Manzur, Bobby Hajjaj, Ali Newaz Mahmud Khayyam.

The big surprise in this cabinet is Khalilur Rahman, the interim government’s chief advisor and national security advisor. Although he is not an MP, he will serve as a technocrat.

Besides, Comilla District BNP General Secretary Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid Yasin has taken oath as a technocrat minister.