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The Cabinet Division has announced the portfolios of the interim government, with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus to oversee 27 ministries and divisions.
The announcement, published on Friday by the Cabinet Division, outlines the ministries and divisions that Dr. Yunus will lead in the interim administration:
Cabinet Division
Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces Division
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges
Ministry of Food
Ministry of Housing and Public Works
Ministry of Land
Ministry of Textiles and Jute
Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Science and Technology
Ministry of Railways
Ministry of Public Administration
Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources
Ministry of Shipping
Ministry of Water Resources
Ministry of Women and Children Affairs
Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment
Ministry of Commerce
Ministry of Labour and Employment
Ministry of Cultural Affairs
Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism
Ministry of Liberation War Affairs
Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs
Ministry of Primary and Mass Education
The portfolios of the rest of the advisers of the interim government are as follows:
Salehuddin Ahmed: Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Planning
Asif Nazrul: Law Ministry
Adilur Rahman Khan: Industries Ministry
Hasan Arif: LGRD Ministry
Syeda Rizwana Hasan: Environment Ministry
Sharmin Murshid: Social Welfare Ministry
Brigadier (retd) AKM Sakhawat Hossain: Ministry of Home Affairs
AFM Khalid Hossain: Religious Affairs Ministry
Farida Akhtar: Fisheries and Livestock Ministry
Nurjahan Begum: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Nahid Islam: Information and Broadcasting Ministry
Asif Mahmud: Youth and Sports Ministry
Yunus, a Nobel laureate, was sworn in as chief adviser of the interim government on Thursday after the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government. President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath to the 17-member interim government.
The swearing-in ceremony was attended by leaders from various political groups, including the BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, Jatiyo Party, and Krishak Sramik Janata League. Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman, along with other high-ranking officers, secretaries from different ministries, and ambassadors from several countries, were also present at the event, among others.