NI Bureau
In a significant development this week, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus assumed the role of Chief Advisor, equivalent to the position of Prime Minister in Bangladesh. On Saturday, amid political unrest, Bangladeshi protesters compelled the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Obaidul Hassan, to resign. Despite the ongoing turmoil, Muhammad Yunus unveiled the portfolios for his newly appointed 16-member advisory council on Friday. Below are the details of the new cabinet and their assigned portfolios.
Portfolios of the Bangladesh Interim Government:
- Foreign Ministry: Mohammad Touhid Hossain
- Home Ministry: Army Brigadier General M Sakhawat Hossain
- Finance and Planning Ministries: Salahuddin Ahmed
- Health Ministry: Nurjahan Begum
- Fisheries and Livestock Ministry: Farida Akhtar
- Religious Affairs Ministry: AFM Khalid Hossain
- Social Welfare Ministry: Sharmeen Murshid
- Environment Ministry: Syeda Rizwana Hasan
- Industries Ministry: Adilur Rahman Khan
- Law Ministry: Asif Nazrul
- Local Government Ministry: A F Hassan Arif
- Telecommunications and Information Technology: M Nahid Islam
- Youth and Sports: Asif Mahmud
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