Portfolios distributed among the advisors

Chief advisor of the interim government Dr Muhammad Yunus has distributed the responsibilities of various ministries. It was confirmed in a notification published by the Cabinet Division Friday.

The interim government was formed on Thursday night under the leadership of Dr Muhammad Yunus. 

An interim government led by Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus has been formed. There has been virtually no government in the country for three days after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government in the face of the student movement. Last night, 14 advisors of the 17-member interim government were sworn in.

Chief advisor of the interim government, Dr Muhammad Yunus has taken charge of 27 ministries and divisions.

The ministries and divisions are-

* Cabinet division

* Ministry of Defence

* Armed Forces Division

* Ministry of Education

* Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges

* Ministry of Food

* Ministry of Housing and Public Works

* Ministry of Land

* Ministry of Textiles  and Jute

* Ministry of Agriculture

* Ministry of Science and Technology

* Ministry of Railways

* Ministry of Public Administration

* Ministry of Power

* Energy and Mineral Resources

* Ministry of Shipping

* Ministry of Water Resources

* Ministry of Women and Children Affairs

* Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief

* Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

* Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment

* Ministry of Commerce

* Ministry of Labour and Employment

* Ministry of Cultural Affairs

* Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism

* Ministry of Liberation War Affairs

* Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs, and

*Ministry of primary and Mass Education

Ministries and divisions that have been distributed among the advisors are-

Saleh Uddin Ahmed: Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Planning

Asif Nazrul: Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs

Adilur Rahman Khan: Ministry of Industries

A F Hasan Arif: Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives

Touhid Hossain: Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Syeda Rizwana Hasan: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Sharmeen Murshid: Ministry of Social Welfare

AFM Khalid Hossain: Ministry of Religious affairs

Farida Akhter: Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock

Nurjahan Begum: Ministry of Health and Family Affairs

Nahid Islam: Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology

Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan: Ministry of Youth and Sports