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    Gazette published allocating portfolios to PM, ministers, state ministers

    Online Desk
    February 18, 2026 7:03 pm

    The government has issued a gazette notification allocating ministries and divisions among the prime minister, ministers and state ministers. The information was confirmed in a notification issued by the Cabinet Division.

    According to the gazette, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has retained charge of the Cabinet Division, the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces Division.
    Ministers’ Portfolios
    The portfolios have been distributed among the ministers as follows:

    Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir — Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives

    Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury — Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Planning

    Salahuddin Ahmed — Ministry of Home Affairs

    Iqbal Hasan Mahmud — Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources

    Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikram — Ministry of Liberation War Affairs

    Abu Zafar Md Jahid Hossain — Ministry of Women and Children Affairs and Ministry of Social Welfare

    Dr Khalilur Rahman — Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Abdul Awal Mintoo — Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

    Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaykobad — Ministry of Religious Affairs

    Mizanur Rahman Minu — Ministry of Land

    Nitai Roy Chowdhury — Ministry of Cultural Affairs

    Khandaker Abdul Muqtadir — Ministry of Industries, Ministry of Textiles and Jute, and Ministry of Commerce

    Ariful Haque Chowdhury — Ministry of Labour and Employment and Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment

    Zahid Uddin Swapan — Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

    Mohammad Aminur Rashid — Ministry of Food, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, and Ministry of Agriculture

    Afroza Khanam (Rita) — Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism

    Md Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie — Ministry of Water Resources

    Asadul Habib Dulu — Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief

    Md Asaduzzaman — Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs

    Zakaria Taher — Ministry of Housing and Public Works

    Dipen Dewan — Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs

    A N M Ehsanul Haque Milon — Ministry of Education and Ministry of Primary and Mass Education

    Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain — Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

    Fakir Mahbub Anam — Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology and Ministry of Science and Technology

    Sheikh Rabiul Alam — Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges, Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Shipping

    State Ministers’ Portfolios
    The portfolios of the state ministers are as follows:

    M Rashiduzzaman Millat — Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism

    Anindya Islam Amit — Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources

    Md Shariful Alam — Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Industries and Ministry of Textiles and Jute

    Shama Obaed Islam — Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Sultan Salauddin Tuku — Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, and Ministry of Food

    Barrister Kaiser Kamal — Ministry of Land

    Farhad Hossain Azad — Ministry of Water Resources

    Md Aminul Haque — Ministry of Youth and Sports

    Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin — Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs

    Habibur Rashid — Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges, Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Shipping

    Md Rajib Ahsan — Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges, Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Shipping

    Md Abdul Bari — Ministry of Public Administration

    Mir Shahe Alam — Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives

    Md Jonayed Abdur Rahim Saki — Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Planning

    Ishraq Hossain — Ministry of Liberation War Affairs

    Farzana Sharmin — Ministry of Women and Children Affairs and Ministry of Social Welfare

    Sheikh Faridul Islam — Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

    Md Nurul Haque — Ministry of Labour and Employment and Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment

    Yaser Khan Chowdhury — Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

    M Iqbal Hossain — Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief

    M A Muhith — Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

    Ahmad Sohel Manjur — Ministry of Housing and Public Works

    Bobby Hajjaj — Ministry of Education and Ministry of Primary and Mass Education

    Ali Newaz Mahmud Khayem — Ministry of Cultural Affairs

    The Cabinet Division said in the notification that the responsibilities have taken immediate effect following the publication of the gazette.