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Four new members have been inducted into the cabinet led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. Newly elected President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir administered their oaths at the Durbar Hall of Bangabhaban on Friday evening (August 21).
The four new cabinet members are BNP Standing Committee member and Narsingdi-2 MP Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan, Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) Chairman and Bhola-1 MP Barrister Andaleeve Rahman Partho, Bandarban MP Saching Pru Jerry and Gaibandha-4 MP Mohammad Shamim Kayser Lincoln.
Of them, Abdul Moyeen Khan, Andaleeve Rahman Partho and Saching Pru Jerry took oath as ministers, while Mohammad Shamim Kayser Lincoln was sworn in as a state minister.
According to sources, Abdul Moyeen Khan has been given charge of the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, while Andaleeve Rahman Partho has been appointed information minister. Saching Pru Jerry has been given charge of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Ministry, while Mohammad Shamim Kayser Lincoln has been appointed state minister for religious affairs.
Earlier, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was sworn in as the country’s 23rd president at the Durbar Hall at 7:30pm. Acting Speaker Kayser Kamal administered his oath.
The swearing-in of the new cabinet members took place immediately after the president’s oath-taking ceremony.