Cabinet of Bangladesh


21st Cabinet of Bangladesh
Incumbent
Date formed11 January 2024 (2024-01-11)
People and organisations
Head of stateMohammed Shahabuddin
Head of governmentSheikh Hasina
No. of ministers25 Cabinet ministers
7 Special advisors
11 State ministers
Total no. of members44
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

The Cabinet of Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশের মন্ত্রিসভা) 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 25 cabinet ministers, 7 advisers, and 11 state ministers.

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

Current cabinet and cabinet-rank officials

The most influential part of the executive of the Bangladesh government are the ministries. 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

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

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
1 Mujib I 17 April 1971 None Bangladesh Awami League Provisional
2 Mujib II 12 January 1972 1970 Bangladesh Awami League Provisional
3 Mujib III 16 March 1973 1973 Bangladesh Awami League Parliamentary
4 Mujib IV 25 January 1975 None BaKSAL Presidential
5 Mostaq 15 August 1975 None Bangladesh Awami League Presidential
6 Sayem 6 November 1975 None Bangladesh Awami League Presidential
7 Aziz 21 April 1977 1978 Military/Bangladesh Nationalist Party Presidential
8 Sattar 30 May 1981 1981 Bangladesh Nationalist Party Presidential
9 Ershad 24 March 1982 1986 Military/Jatiya Party Presidential
10 Shahabuddin 6 December 1990 None Impartial Interim
11 Khaleda I 20 March 1991 1991 & Feb 1996 Bangladesh Nationalist Party Parliamentary
12 Habibur 30 March 1996 None Impartial Caretaker
13 Hasina I 23 June 1996 Jun 1996 Bangladesh Awami League Parliamentary
14 Latif 15 July 2001 None Impartial Caretaker
15 Khaleda II 10 October 2001 2001 Bangladesh Nationalist Party Parliamentary
16 Iajuddin 29 October 2006 None Impartial Caretaker
17 Fakhruddin 11 January 2007 None Impartial Caretaker
18 Hasina II 6 January 2009 2008 Bangladesh Awami League Parliamentary
19 Hasina III 24 January 2014 2014 Bangladesh Awami League Parliamentary
20 Hasina IV 7 January 2019 2018 Bangladesh Awami League Parliamentary
21 Hasina V 11 January 2024 2024 Bangladesh Awami League Parliamentary

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