DHAKA, Feb 18, 2026 (BSS) - Portfolios of the newly formed government have been distributed among the ministers and state ministers, who were sworn in yesterday afternoon.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman distributed the portfolios, according to a gazette notification of the cabinet division.

Earlier, President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath to the new prime minister, ministers and state ministers at the South Plaza of Jatiya sangsad Bhaban yesterday afternoon.

According to the notification, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir MP has been assigned to the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives while Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury MP will lead both the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Planning.

Other key ministerial appointments include Salahuddin Ahmed MP (Ministry of Home Affairs), Iqbal Hasan Mahmud MP (Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources), Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikrom MP (Ministry of Liberation War Affairs), Abu Jafar Md. Zahid Hossain MP (Ministry of Women and Children Affairs and Ministry of Social Welfare), Abdul Awal Mintoo MP (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change), Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad (Ministry of Religious Affairs), Mizanur Rahman Minu MP (Ministry of Land), Nitai Roy Chowdhury MP (Ministry of Cultural Affairs), Khandaker Abdul Muktadir MP (Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Industries, and Ministry of Textiles and Jute), Ariful Haque Choudhury MP (Ministry of Labour and Employment, and Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment), Afroza Khanam Rita MP (Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism), Dipen Dewan MP (Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs), ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milan MP (Ministry of Education and Ministry of Primary and Mass Education), Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain MP (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare), Fakir Mahbub Anam MP (Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology and Ministry of Science and Technology), Sheikh Rabiul Alam MP (Ministry of Road, Transport and Bridges, Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Shipping), Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid (Technocrat) (Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock Ministry of Food), Dr Khalilur Rahman (Technocrat) (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Md. Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie MP (Ministry of Water Resources), Asadul Habib Dulu MP ( Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief), Md. Asaduzzaman MP (Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs), Zakaria Taher MP (Ministry of Housing and Public Works) and Zahir Uddin Swapon MP (Ministry of Information and Broadcasting).

The government has also designated a comprehensive list of state ministers to support various departments. 

They are M Rashiduzzaman Millat MP (Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism), Anindya Islam Amit MP (Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources), Md. Shariful Alam MP (Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Industries and Ministry of Textiles and Jute), Forhad Hossain Azad MP (Ministry of Water Resources), Shama Obayed Islam (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Sultan Salahuddin Tuku (Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, and Ministry of Food), Barrister Kaisar Kamal (Ministry of Land), Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin (Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs), Habibur Rashid Habib MP alongside Md. Rajib Ahsan MP (Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges, Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Shipping), Md Abdul Bari (Ministry of Public Administration), Mir Shahe Alam MP (Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives), Md. Junaid Abdur Rahim Saki MP (Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Planning), Ishraque Hossain (Ministry of Liberation War Affairs), Farzana Sharmin Putul MP (Ministry of Women and Children Affairs and Ministry of Social Welfare), Sheikh Faridul Islam MP (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change), Md. Nurul Huq Nur MP (Ministry of Labour and Employment, and Ministry of Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment), Yeaser Khan Chowdhury MP (Ministry of Information and Broadcasting), M Iqbal Hossain MP (Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief), M A Muhith (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare), Ahammad Sohel Manjur (Ministry of Housing and Public Works), Bobby Hajjaj, (Ministry of Education, and Ministry of Primary and Mass Education), Ali Newaz Mahmud Khaiyam (Ministry of Cultural Affairs) and Md Aminul Haque (Technocrat) (Ministry of Youth and Sports).