BNP Forms 50-Member Cabinet, Invitations Sent

Khabor Wala Desk

Published: 17th February 2026, 12:23 PM

BNP Forms 50-Member Cabinet, Invitations Sent

One of the country’s principal political parties, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has determined a preliminary structure for a 50-member cabinet as part of its preparations for forming a government, according to party sources. The draft list, prepared under the overall supervision of the party’s Acting Chairman, Tarique Rahman, includes 25 full ministers, 15 ministers of state and 10 deputy ministers.

Party policymakers have stated that experience, administrative competence, regional balance and women’s representation were key considerations in proposing the names. The proposed full list is presented below in tabular form.

Proposed Full Ministers (25)

No.	Name	Position	Proposed Ministry
1	Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir	Full Minister	Cabinet Affairs
2	Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain	Full Minister	Local Government
3	Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury	Full Minister	Commerce
4	Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan	Full Minister	Education
5	Gayeshwar Chandra Roy	Full Minister	Home Affairs
6	Selima Rahman	Full Minister	Women and Children Affairs
7	Nazrul Islam Khan	Full Minister	Labour and Employment
8	Dr Khandaker Mosharraf	Full Minister	Health
9	Major (Retd.) Hafiz Uddin	Full Minister	Defence
10	Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku	Full Minister	Agriculture
11	Aman Ullah Aman	Full Minister	Disaster Management
12	Rafiqul Islam Mia	Full Minister	Environment
13	Barkat Ullah Bulu	Full Minister	Information
14	Barrister Moudud Ahmed	Full Minister	Law
15	Sadeque Hossain Khoka	Full Minister	Shipping
16	Salahuddin Ahmed	Full Minister	Planning
17	Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie	Full Minister	Youth and Sports
18	Abdullah Al Noman	Full Minister	Industry
19	Abul Khayer Bhuiyan	Full Minister	Energy
20	Ruhul Kabir Rizvi	Full Minister	Information and Broadcasting
21	Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal	Full Minister	Culture
22	Shamsuzzaman Dudu	Full Minister	Posts and Telecommunications
23	Selima Islam	Full Minister	Social Welfare
24	Fazlul Haque Milon	Full Minister	Food
25	Habibur Rahman Habib	Full Minister	Housing

Proposed Ministers of State (15)

No.	Name	Position	Proposed Ministry
26	Abdus Salam	Minister of State	Health
27	Abdul Kaiyum	Minister of State	Education
28	Monirul Haque	Minister of State	Agriculture
29	Mahbub Alam	Minister of State	Commerce
30	Jahangir Alam	Minister of State	Home Affairs
31	Tanvir Ahmed	Minister of State	Youth and Sports
32	Sadia Rahman	Minister of State	Women and Children Affairs
33	Rashedul Islam	Minister of State	Industry
34	Kamal Uddin	Minister of State	Planning
35	Arif Hossain	Minister of State	Information and Broadcasting
36	Mahmuda Begum	Minister of State	Social Welfare
37	Zulfikar Ali	Minister of State	Environment
38	Sohel Rana	Minister of State	Shipping
39	Anwarul Haque	Minister of State	Disaster Management
40	Rubina Akter	Minister of State	Culture

Proposed Deputy Ministers (10)

No.	Name	Position	Proposed Ministry
41	Kamrul Islam	Deputy Minister	Education
42	Hasan Mahmud	Deputy Minister	Agriculture
43	Saiful Alam	Deputy Minister	Health
44	Laila Parveen	Deputy Minister	Women and Children Affairs
45	Arman Hossain	Deputy Minister	Youth and Sports
46	Nazmul Huda	Deputy Minister	Industry
47	Jahanara Begum	Deputy Minister	Social Welfare
48	Rakibul Islam	Deputy Minister	Information
49	Suman Ahmed	Deputy Minister	Environment
50	Farhana Islam	Deputy Minister	Culture

Political analysts suggest that such a large cabinet could accelerate administrative functions and broaden representation. However, they caution that ensuring effective coordination and maintaining fiscal discipline would pose significant challenges.