Fifth Hasina ministry

Fifth Hasina ministry
21st Council of Ministers of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
11 January–5 August 2024
Sheikh Hasina
Date formed	11 January 2024 (2024-01-11)
Date dissolved	5 August 2024
People and organisations
President	Mohammed Shahabuddin
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
No. of ministers	25 Cabinet Ministers 11 State Ministers 7 Advisers
Total no. of members	43
Member party	AL
Status in legislature	Majority 270 / 350 (77%)
Opposition party	JP (E)   Independent(s)
Opposition leader	Ghulam Muhammed Quader
History
Election	2024
Legislature term	12th Sangsad
Predecessor	Hasina IV
Successor	Yunus

The Fifth Hasina Ministry, the 21st cabinet of Bangladesh, was led by Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina. It was established following the 2024 general election held on 7 January 2024. The election results were declared on the same day, leading to the formation of the 12th assembly in the Jatiya Sangsad. A cabinet comprising 43 members was subsequently sworn in.^[1]

On 5 August 2024, after days of deadly unrest in the country, Hasina was given an ultimatum by General Waker-uz-Zaman, the Bangladesh Chief of the Army Staff, to resign.^[2] Later the same day, she resigned and fled to India.^[a] Her rule ended via self-imposed exile following nationwide protests.^[b] The parliament was dissolved by the President Mohammed Shahabuddin the following day.^[16]

Cabinet members

Political parties

•   Bangladesh Awami League
•   Technocrat Minister (non-MP)

Cabinet ministers

#	Minister	Portfolio	Took office	Left office	Party		Constituency
Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina		Prime Minister's Office Cabinet Division Ministry of Defence Armed Forces Division Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources	11 January 2024	5 August 2024		Awami League	Gopalganj-3
Ministers
1	AKM Mozammel Haque	Ministry of Liberation War Affairs	11 January 2024	6 August 2024		Awami League	Gazipur-1
2	Obaidul Quader	Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges				Awami League	Noakhali-5
3	Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali	Ministry of Finance				Awami League	Dinajpur-4
4	Anisul Huq (politician)	Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs				Awami League	Brahmanbaria-4
5	Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun	Ministry of Industries				Awami League	Narsingdi-4
6	Asaduzzaman Khan	Ministry of Home Affairs				Awami League	Dhaka-12
7	Md Tazul Islam	Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives				Awami League	Cumilla-9
8	Muhammad Faruk Khan	Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism				Awami League	Gopalganj-1
9	Mohammad Hasan Mahmud	Ministry of Foreign Affairs				Awami League	Chattogram-7
10	Dipu Moni	Ministry of Social Welfare				Awami League	Chandpur-3
11	Sadhan Chandra Majumder	Ministry of Food				Awami League	Naogaon-1
12	Abdus Salam	Ministry of Planning				Awami League	Mymensingh-9
13	Md. Faridul Haque Khan	Ministry of Religious Affairs				Awami League	Jamalpur-2
14	R. A. M. Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury	Ministry of Housing and Public Works				Awami League	Brahmanbaria-3
15	Narayon Chandra Chanda	Ministry of Land				Awami League	Khulna-5
16	Jahangir Kabir Nanak	Ministry of Textiles and Jute				Awami League	Dhaka-13
17	Abdur Rahman	Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock				Awami League	Faridpur-1
18	Md. Abdus Shahid	Ministry of Agriculture				Awami League	Moulvibazar-4
19	Yeafesh Osman	Ministry of Science and Technology				Technocrat	Non-MP
20	Samanta Lal Sen	Ministry of Health and Family Welfare				Technocrat	Non-MP
21	Md. Zillul Hakim	Ministry of Railways				Awami League	Rajbari-2
22	Farhad Hossain	Ministry of Public Administration				Awami League	Meherpur-1
23	Nazmul Hassan	Ministry of Youth and Sports				Awami League	Kishoreganj-6
24	Saber Hossain Chowdhury	Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change				Awami League	Dhaka-9
25	Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury	Ministry of Education				Awami League	Chattogram-9
Ministers of State
1	Nasrul Hamid Bipu	Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources	11 January 2024	6 August 2024		Awami League	Dhaka-3
2	Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury	Ministry of Shipping				Awami League	Dinajpur-2
3	Zunaid Ahmed Palak	Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology				Awami League	Natore-3
4	Zaheed Farooque	Ministry of Water Resources				Awami League	Barishal-5
5	Simeen Hussain Rimi	Ministry of Women and Children Affairs				Awami League	Gazipur-4
6	Kujendra Lal Tripura	Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs				Awami League	Khagrachhari
7	Muhibur Rahman Muhib	Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief				Awami League	Patuakhali-4
8	Mohammad A. Arafat	Ministry of Information and Broadcasting				Awami League	Dhaka-17
9	Shafiqur Rahaman Chowdhury	Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment				Awami League	Sylhet-2
10	Rumana Ali	Ministry of Primary and Mass Education				Awami League	Gazipur-3
11	Ahasanul Islam Titu	Ministry of Commerce				Awami League	Tangail-6
12	Shahiduzzaman Sarker	Ministry of Planning				Awami League	Naogaon-2
13	Kazi Abdul Wadud Dara	Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives				Awami League	Rajshahi-5
14	Md. Nazrul Islam Chowdhury	Ministry of Labour and Employment				Awami League	Chittagong-14
15	Rokeya Sultana	Ministry of Health and Family Welfare				Awami League	Reserved Women's Seat-4
16	Shamsun Nahar	Ministry of Education				Awami League	Reserved Women's Seat-32
17	Waseqa Ayesha Khan	Ministry of Finance				Awami League	Reserved Women's Seat-47
18	Naheed Ezaher Khan	Ministry of Cultural Affairs				Awami League	Reserved Women's Seat-24

Other officeholders with ministerial ranks

#	Portrait	Officeholder	Portfolio	Took office	Left office
Advisers of the Prime Minister
1		Mashiur Rahman	Economic Affairs	11 January 2024	6 August 2024
2		Gowher Rizvi	International Relations Affairs
3		Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury	Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Affairs
4		Salman Fazlur Rahman	Private Industry and Investment Affairs
5		Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury	Education and Cultural Affairs
6		Tarique Ahmed Siddique	Defense and Internal Security Affairs
7		Sajeeb Wazed	Information and Communication Technology Affairs
Ambassador at-Large of the Prime Minister
1		Mohammad Ziauddin	—	11 January 2024	6 August 2024

References

1. Multiple references:^[3][4][5][6]
2. Multiple references:^{[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]}

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