Dhaka: Bangladesh's 50-member Cabinet was
today expanded with three lawmakers being inducted as
ministers in the Sheikh Hasina government.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Awami League government started its second term by
forming a cabinet of 49 members on Jan 12, 2014.
PTI
