Full list of Bangladesh MPs who took oath as Cabinet ministers in Tarique Rahman’s novel government
Bangladesh Fresh Authorities 2026: Khalilur Rahman, Ishraque Hossain and Shama Obaed among other leaders have been sworn-in as ministers in BNP govt. (Photo: Social media/ Prothom Alo) Bangladesh Latest Government 2026: Bangladesh’s new prime minister Tarique Rahman was sworn-in on Tuesday afternoon at the National Parliament complex’s South Plaza along with 25 ministers and 24 state ministers. The oath to Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders was administered by the nation’s president Mohammed Shahabuddin.
This comes after BNP registered a landslide victory in the 13th parliamentary elections organized last week in the land, which was the first since the massive 2024 student-led uprising that led to the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League government. Hasina furthermore fled the country to India in August 2024.
Rahman, whose term will last for the next five years, is the son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and former President Ziaur Rahman.
Tarique Rahman has besides become the first male prime minister of Bangladesh in 35 years. He returned to Dhaka in December after nearly 17 years of self-exile in London.
Along with Rahman, the oath taking ceremony witnessed 25 ministers and 24 state ministers sworn-in, yet, their individual portfolios still remains unknown.
Those demanded to be appointed as ministers:
- Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir
- Salahuddin Ahmed
- Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury
- Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku
- Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed
- Dr AZM Zahid Hossain
- Dr Khalilur Rahman
- Abdul Awal Mintoo
- Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad
- Mizanur Rahman Minu
- Nitai Roy Chowdhury
- Khandaker Abdul Muktadir
- Ariful Haque Chowdhury
- Zahir Uddin Swapon
- Amin Ur Rashid
- Afroza Khanam Rita
- Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie
- Asadul Habib Dulu
- Md Asaduzzaman
- Zakaria Taher
- Dipen Dewan
- Ehsanul Haque Milan
- Sardar Md Sakawat Hossain
- Fakir Mahbub Anam
- Sheikh Robiul Alam
Those called to be appointed as state ministers:
- M Rashiduzzaman Millat
- Anindya Islam Amit
- Md Shariful Alam
- Shama Obaed Islam
- Sultan Salahuddin Tuku
- Barrister Kaiser Kamal
- Farhad Hossain Azad
- Aminul Haque
- Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin
- Habibur Rashid
- Rajib Ahsan
- Abdul Bari
- Mir Shahe Alam
- Zonayed Saki
- Ishraq Hossain
- Farzana Sharmin
- Sheikh Faridul Islam
- Md Nurul Haque Noor
- Yaser Khan Chowdhury
- M Iqbal Hossain
- M A Muhit
- Ahmad Sohel Manjur
- Bobby Hajjaj
- Ali Newaz Mahmud Khayam
Bangladesh election results
In the 350 member parliament, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party won 212 seats, while the 11 party coalition led by the Jamaat-e-Islami, which is Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party, bagged 77 seas.
Notably, in Bangladesh, voters elect 300 members of parliament directly while the remaining 50 seats are reserved for women and are distributed proportionately among the parties which have triumphed the elections.