The Cabinet Division today published a gazette distributing portfolios among the new cabinet members immediately after its 47 members took oath at Bangabhaban.

The outgoing cabinet got abolished with the publication of the gazette.

According to the gazette, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will have the portfolios for Cabinet Division, Ministry of Public Administration, Ministry of Defence, Armed Forces Division, Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, and Ministry of Women and Children Affairs.

There are 24 ministers, 19 state ministers and three deputy ministers in the new cabinet constituted following Awami League’s landslide victory in the 11th parliamentary election held on December 30, 2018.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reshuffled the cabinet to ensure quality work, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said today.

“The premier made the reshuffle to ensure good coordination, speed and quality of work,” he told journalists in a briefing at bridges division.

He was referring to reshuffle introduced to the cabinet yesterday, where power of two ministers were curtailed and two state ministers increased.

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“Reshuffling cabinet portfolios is a usual practice. Such changes are made in every country when necessary,” Quader added on the issue.

Quader, the general secretary of Awami League, back from Singapore after two months of treatment, also touched on the issue of BNP finally deciding to join the parliament.

“It is their internal issue, we won’t comment on it. But, Mr Fakhrul should have joined the parliament to deliver their (BNP) statement,” he said.

Also casting light on the recent issue of infighting inside Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of ruling Awami League, he said: “As I was abroad, I have no insight.”

He said, he will disclose further information after inquiring about the issue internally.