Bangladesh’s 50-member Cabinet was today expanded with three lawmakers being inducted as ministers in the Sheikh Hasina government.<\/p>\n
With a little more than a year left of the government s term, President Md Abdul Hamid administered their oath of office at Bangabhaban presidential palace in a ceremony, which was also attended by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.<\/p>\n
With the latest inclusion, the Awami League government has now a cabinet of 53 members with 33 ministers, 17 state minister and two deputy ministers.<\/p>\n
ICT specialist and entrepreneur Mustafa Jabbar and ruling Awami League lawmaker AKM Shajahan Kamal were sworn in as ministers while another lawmaker of the party Kazi Keramat was appointed as a state minister.<\/p>\n
In past two years, speculations on a cabinet reshuffle were heard several times, but Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina brought no major changes to the council of ministers, the bdnews reported.<\/p>\n
The Awami League government started its second term by forming a cabinet of 49 members on Jan 12, 2014.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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