Cabinet of Bangladesh

The Cabinet of Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশের মন্ত্রিসভা, Bangladesher Mantrisabha) is the chief executive body of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The cabinet is the collective decision-making body of the entire government under the Office of the Prime Minister, composed of the prime minister and some 26 cabinet ministers, 7 advisers, and 18 state ministers.[1][2][3]

Fifth Hasina Cabinet

21st Cabinet of Bangladesh
Incumbent
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Date formed11 January 2024 (2024-01-11)
People and organisations
Head of stateMohammed Shahabuddin
Head of governmentSheikh Hasina
No. of ministers26 Cabinet ministers
7 Special advisors
18 State ministers
Total no. of members51
Member partyAwami League
Status in legislature117-seat single-party majority
224 / 300
History
Election(s)2024 Bangladeshi general election
Legislature term(s)12th Jatiya Sangsad
PredecessorHasina IV
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Responsibility

Ministers of the government, according to the Constitution of Bangladesh, are selected primarily from the elected members of House of Nation, also known as Jatiya Sangsad. Cabinet ministers are heads of government departments, mostly with the office of the "Minister of [department, e.g. Defence]". The collective co-ordinating function of the cabinet is reinforced by the statutory position that all the ministers jointly hold the same office, and can exercise the same powers.

The cabinet is the ultimate decision-making body of the executive within the parliamentary system of government in traditional constitutional theory of Bangladesh. This interpretation was originally put across in the work of the Bangladesh constitution in 1972. The political and decision-making authority of the cabinet has been gradually increased over the last few decades, with some claiming its role has been usurped by "Prime Ministerial" (i.e. more "presidential") government.

The cabinet is the executive committee of The Prime Minister's Office, a historic body which has legislative, judicial and executive functions, and whose large membership does include member(s) of the opposition or coalition. Its decisions are generally implemented either under the existing powers of individual government departments, or by the Cabinet Secretary, the most senior civil servant in Bangladesh.

There shall be a Cabinet for Bangladesh having the Prime Minister at its head and comprising also such other Ministers as the Prime Minister may from time to time designate. The executive power of the Republic shall, in accordance with this Constitution, be exercised by or on the authority of the Prime Minister. The Cabinet shall be collectively responsible to Parliament. All executive actions of the Government shall be expressed to be taken in the name of the President. The President shall by rules specify the manner in which orders and other instruments made in his name shall be attested or authenticated, and the validity of any order or instrument so attested or authenticated shall not be questioned in any court on the ground that it was not duly made or executed. The President shall make rules for the allocation and transaction of the business of the Government.

— Article 55 (1-6): The Cabinet; Part-IV (The Executive), Chapter II: The Prime Minister and the Cabinet, The Constitution of Bangladesh[4]

Current cabinet and cabinet-rank officials

The most influential part of the executive of the Bangladesh government are the ministries.[5] A ministry headed by a Minister or State minister (Independent Charges) shall be responsible for conducting the business of his Ministry/Division in the Parliament unless otherwise directed by the Prime Minister's Office. The Secretary is the administrative head of a ministry or division; and is assisted by an Additional Secretary, Joint Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Senior Assistant Secretary and Assistant Secretary. A few ministries consist of more than one division.

There are two categories of ministers and attendees of the Cabinet:

  • Minister: senior minister; leads a ministry
  • Minister of State: junior minister; leads a ministry

Political party

  •   Bangladesh Awami League
  •   Technocrat minister (Non-MP)

Cabinet ministers
SiC Minister Portfolio Took office Left office Party JS seat
Sheikh Hasina
11 January 2024 Incumbent AL Gopalganj-3
1 AKM Mozammel Haque Ministry of Liberation War Affairs 11 January 2024 Incumbent AL Gazipur-1
2 Obaidul Quader Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges 11 January 2024 Incumbent AL Noakhali-5
3 Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali Ministry of Finance 11 January 2024 Incumbent AL Dinajpur-4
4 Anisul Huq Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs 11 January 2024 Incumbent AL Brahmanbaria-4
5 Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun Ministry of Industries 11 January 2024 Incumbent AL Narsingdi-4
6 Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal Ministry of Home Affairs 11 January 2024 Incumbent AL Dhaka-12
7 Mohammad Tazul Islam Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives 11 January 2024 Incumbent AL Cumilla-9
8 Muhammad Faruk Khan Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism 11 January 2024 Incumbent AL Gopalganj-1
9 Mohammad Hasan Mahmud Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11 January 2024 Incumbent AL Chattogram-7
10 Dr. Dipu Moni Ministry of Social Welfare 11 January 2024 Incumbent AL Chandpur-3
11 Sadhan Chandra Majumder Ministry of Food 11 January 2024 Incumbent AL Naogaon-1
12 Major General (Rtd.) Abdus Salam Ministry of Planning 11 January 2024 Incumbent AL Mymensingh-9
13 Md. Faridul Haque Khan Ministry of Religious Affairs 11 January 2024 Incumbent AL Jamalpur-2
14 R. A. M. Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury Ministry of Housing and Public Works 11 January 2024 Incumbent AL Brahmanbaria-3
15 Narayon Chandra Chanda Ministry of Land 11 January 2024 Incumbent AL Khulna-5
16 Jahangir Kabir Nanak Ministry of Textiles and Jute 11 January 2024 Incumbent AL Dhaka-13
17 Md. Abdur Rahman Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock 11 January 2024 Incumbent AL Faridpur-1
18 Mohammed Abdus Shahid Ministry of Agriculture 11 January 2024 Incumbent Awami League Moulvibazar-4
19 Yeafesh Osman Ministry of Science and Technology 11 January 2024 Incumbent Technocrat Non-MP
20 Dr. Samanta Lal Sen Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 11 January 2024 Incumbent Technocrat Non-MP
21 Md. Zillul Hakim Ministry of Railways 11 January 2024 Incumbent Awami League Rajbari-2
22 Farhad Hossain Ministry of Public Administration 11 January 2024 Incumbent Awami League Meherpur-1
23 Nazmul Hassan Ministry of Youth and Sports 11 January 2024 Incumbent Awami League Kishoreganj-6
24 Saber Hossain Chowdhury Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change 11 January 2024 Incumbent Awami League Dhaka-9
25 Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Ministry of Education 11 January 2024 Incumbent Awami League Chattogram-9

Other officeholders with ministerial ranks
SiC Officeholder Portfolio Took office Left office
Advisers of the Prime Minister
1 Mashiur Rahman Economic Affairs 11 January 2024 Incumbent
2 Gowher Rizvi International Affairs 11 January 2024 Incumbent
3 Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury Power, Energy and Mineral Resources 11 January 2024 Incumbent
4 Salman Fazlur Rahman Private Industry and Investment 11 January 2024 Incumbent
5 Dr. Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury Education and Cultural Affairs 11 January 2024 Incumbent
6 Major General (Rtd.) Tarique Ahmed Siddique Defense and Internal Security 11 January 2024 Incumbent
7 Sajeeb Wazed Information and Communications Technology 21 January 2024 Incumbent
Ambassador at-Large of the Prime Minister
1 Mohammad Ziauddin — 11 January 2024 Incumbent

State ministers
SiC Ministers of State Portfolio Took office Left office Party JS seat
1 Nasrul Hamid Bipu Power Division 11 January 2024 15 January 2024 Awami League Dhaka-3
Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources 15 January 2024 Incumbent
2 Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury Ministry of Shipping 11 January 2024 Incumbent Awami League Dinajpur-2
3 Zunaid Ahmed Palak Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology 11 January 2024 Incumbent Awami League Natore-3
4 Zahid Farooque Shamim Ministry of Water Resources 11 January 2024 Incumbent Awami League Barishal-5
5 Simeen Hussain Rimi Ministry of Women and Children Affairs 11 January 2024 Incumbent Awami League Gazipur-4
6 Kujendra Lal Tripura Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs 11 January 2024 Incumbent Awami League Khagrachhari
7 Md. Muhibbur Rahman Muhib Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief 11 January 2024 Incumbent Awami League Patuakhali-4
8 Mohammad Ali Arafat Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 11 January 2024 Incumbent Awami League Dhaka-17
9 Shofiqur Rahman Choudhury Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment 11 January 2024 Incumbent Awami League Sylhet-2
10 Rumana Ali Ministry of Primary and Mass Education 11 January 2024 Incumbent Awami League Gazipur-3
11 Ahasanul Islam Titu Ministry of Commerce 11 January 2024 Incumbent Awami League Tangail-6
12 Shahiduzzaman Sarker Ministry of Planning 1 March 2024 Incumbent Awami League Naogaon-2
13 Md. Abdul Wadud Rural Development and Co-operatives Division 1 March 2024 Incumbent Awami League Rajshahi-5
14 Md. Nazrul Islam Chowdhury Ministry of Labour and Employment 1 March 2024 Incumbent Awami League Chittagong-14
15 Dr. Rokeya Sultana Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 1 March 2024 Incumbent Awami League Women's Reserved seat–4
16 Shamsun Nahar Ministry of Education 1 March 2024 Incumbent Awami League Women's Reserved seat–32
17 Waseqa Ayesha Khan Ministry of Finance 1 March 2024 Incumbent Awami League Women's Reserved seat–47
18 Naheed Ezaher Khan Ministry of Cultural Affairs 1 March 2024 Incumbent Awami League Women's Reserved seat–24

Cabinet secretary
SiC Officeholder Took office Left office
1 Md. Mahbub Hossain 3 January 2023 Incumbent

List of previous cabinets
No. Cabinet Formation date Election Governing party Governing system
1Mujib I17 April 1971NoneBangladesh Awami LeagueProvisional
2Mujib II12 January 19721970Bangladesh Awami LeagueProvisional
3Mujib III16 March 19731973Bangladesh Awami LeagueParliamentary
4Mujib IV25 January 1975NoneBaKSALPresidential
5Mostaq15 August 1975NoneBangladesh Awami LeaguePresidential
6Sayem6 November 1975NoneBangladesh Awami LeaguePresidential
7Aziz21 April 19771978Military/Bangladesh Nationalist PartyPresidential
8Sattar30 May 19811981Bangladesh Nationalist PartyPresidential
9Ershad24 March 19821986Military/Jatiya PartyPresidential
10Shahabuddin6 December 1990NoneImpartialInterim
11Khaleda I20 March 19911991 & Feb 1996Bangladesh Nationalist PartyParliamentary
12Habibur30 March 1996NoneImpartialCaretaker
13Hasina I23 June 1996Jun 1996Bangladesh Awami LeagueParliamentary
14Latif15 July 2001NoneImpartialCaretaker
15Khaleda II10 October 20012001Bangladesh Nationalist PartyParliamentary
16Iajuddin29 October 2006NoneImpartialCaretaker
17Fakhruddin11 January 2007NoneImpartialCaretaker
18Hasina II6 January 20092008Bangladesh Awami LeagueParliamentary
19Hasina III24 January 20142014Bangladesh Awami LeagueParliamentary
20Hasina IV7 January 20192018Bangladesh Awami LeagueParliamentary
21Hasina V11 January 20242024Bangladesh Awami LeagueParliamentary

References
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  2. "Cabinet". Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
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