First Hasina ministry

The first Hasina ministry was the government of Bangladesh during the 7th legislative session of the Jatiya Sangsad following the 1996 general election; the 20-minister cabinet was formed on 23 June 1996 and dissolved on 15 July 2001. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

First Hasina ministry
15th Council of Ministers of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
23 June 1996 – 15 July 2001
Date formed	23 June 1996
Date dissolved	15 July 2001
People and organisations
Head of government	Sheikh Hasina
Total no. of members	49 (Including the Prime Minister)
Member party	Awami League   Jatiya Party   Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition party	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Opposition leader	Khaleda Zia
History
Election	1996 (Jun)
Legislature terms	7th Jatiya Sangsad
Predecessor	Habibur
Successor	Latifur

Ministers

Cabinet Ministers

Portfolio	Name	Took office	Left office	Party		Remarks
Prime Minister and also in-charge of: Cabinet Division Ministry of Establishment Ministry of Defence Armed Forces Division All important policy issues; and All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister.	Sheikh Hasina	23 June 1996	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Information	Sheikh Hasina	23 June 1996	29 June 1996		AL	Prime Minister was responsible.
	Abu Sayeed	29 June 1996	15 July 2001		AL	State Minister (M/C) was responsible.
Ministry of Shipping	Sheikh Hasina	23 June 1996	29 June 1996		AL	Prime Minister was responsible.
	A. S. M. Abdur Rab	29 June 1996	24 December 1998		JSD
	Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury	24 December 1998	15 July 2001		AL	State Minister (M/C) was responsible.
Ministry of Planning	Sheikh Hasina	23 June 1996	14 January 1997		AL	Prime Minister was responsible.
	Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir	14 January 1997	15 July 2001		AL	State Minister (M/C) was responsible.
Ministry of Environment and Forest	Sheikh Hasina	23 June 1996	14 January 1997		AL	Prime Minister was responsible.
	Sajeda Chowdhury	14 January 1997	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Jute	Sheikh Hasina	23 June 1996	29 June 1996		AL	Prime Minister was responsible.
	A. K. Faezul Huq	29 June 1996	15 July 2001		AL	State Minister (M/C) was responsible.
Ministry of Textiles	Sheikh Hasina	23 June 1996	16 July 1996		AL	Prime Minister was responsible.
Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism	Sheikh Hasina	23 June 1996	29 January 1997		AL	Prime Minister was responsible.
	Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir	29 January 1997	31 December 1997		AL	State Minister (M/C) was responsible.
	Mosharraf Hossain	31 December 1997	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Land	Sheikh Hasina	23 June 1996	29 June 1996		AL	Prime Minister was responsible.
	Rashed Mosharraf	29 June 1996	15 July 2001		AL	State Minister (M/C) was responsible.
Ministry of Labour and Employment	Sheikh Hasina	23 June 1996	29 June 1996		AL	Prime Minister was responsible.
	M. A. Manan	29 June 1996	31 December 1997		AL	State Minister (M/C) was responsible.
	M. A. Manan	31 December 1997	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare	Sheikh Hasina	23 June 1996	29 June 1996		AL	Prime Minister was responsible.
	Salahuddin Yusuf	29 June 1996	29 December 1999		AL
	Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim	29 December 1999	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Abdus Samad Azad	23 June 1996	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives	Zillur Rahman	23 June 1996	29 December 1999		AL
	Zillur Rahman (Local Government)	29 December 1999	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Finance	Shah A M S Kibria	23 June 1996	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Education Primary and Mass Education Division	ASHK Sadek	23 June 1996	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Science and Technology	ASHK Sadek	23 June 1996	23 December 1998		AL
	Nuruddin Khan	23 December 1998	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Water Resources	Abdur Razzaq	23 June 1996	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Commerce	Tofail Ahmed	23 June 1996	29 December 1999		AL
	Abdul Jalil	29 December 1999	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Industries	Tofail Ahmed	23 June 1996	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources	Nuruddin Khan	23 June 1996	29 March 1998		AL
	Rafiqul Islam	29 March 1998	15 July 2001		AL	State Minister (M/C) was responsible.
Ministry of Home Affairs	Rafiqul Islam	23 June 1996	11 March 1999		AL
	Mohammed Nasim	11 March 1999	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications	Mohammed Nasim	23 June 1996	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Agriculture	Matia Chowdhury	23 June 1996	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Food	Matia Chowdhury	23 June 1996	29 December 1999		AL
	Amir Hossain Amu	29 December 1999	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief	Matia Chowdhury	23 June 1996	14 January 1997		AL
	Talukder Abdul Khaleque	14 January 1997	15 July 2001		AL	State Minister (M/C) was responsible.
Ministry of Communications	Anwar Hossain Manju	23 June 1996	15 July 2001		JP
Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock	Satish Chandra Roy	23 June 1996	24 December 1998		AL	State Minister (M/C) was responsible.
	A. S. M. Abdur Rab	24 December 1998	15 July 2001		JSD
Ministry of Housing and Public Works	Afsaruddin Ahmad	23 June 1996	18 February 1997		AL	State Minister (M/C) was responsible. Resigned.
	Sheikh Hasina	18 February 1997 c.	22 March 1997		AL	Prime Minister was responsible.
	Mohammed Nasim	22 March 1997	11 March 1999		AL
	Mosharraf Hossain	11 March 1999	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs	Abdul Matin Khasru	23 June 1996	14 January 1997		AL	State Minister (M/C) was responsible.
	Abdul Matin Khasru	14 January 1997	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs	Kalparanjan Chakma	21 July 1998	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Without Portfolio	Kalparanjan Chakma	31 December 1997	21 July 1998		AL
	Nuruddin Khan	29 March 1998	23 December 1998		AL
	Rafiqul Islam	11 March 1999	12 January 2000		AL	Resigned.
	Salahuddin Yusuf	29 December 1999	6 October 2000		AL	Died in Office.

State Ministers (Ministry Charge)

Portfolio	Name	Took office	Left office	Party
Ministry of Women and Children Affairs	Mozammel Hossain	23 June 1996	24 December 1998		AL
	Zinnatunnessa Talukdar	24 December 1998	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Social Welfare	Mozammel Hossain	23 June 1996	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Youth and Sports Ministry of Cultural Affairs	Obaidul Quader	23 June 1996	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Religious Affairs	Md. Nurul Islam	23 June 1996	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Textiles	A. K. Faezul Huq	16 July 1996	31 December 1997		AL
	AKM Jahangir Hossain	31 December 1997	15 July 2001		AL

State Ministers

Portfolio	Name	Took office	Left office	Party		Remarks
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Abul Hasan Chowdhury	23 June 1996	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives	Syed Abul Hossain	23 June 1996	17 August 1997		AL	Resigned.
	Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury	31 December 1997	24 December 1998		AL
	Md. Rahmat Ali (Rural Development and Co-operatives)	29 December 1999	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare	Mohammed Amanullah	14 January 1997	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Science and Technology	Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir	31 December 1997	23 December 1998		AL
Primary and Mass Education Division	Zinnatunnessa Talukdar	31 December 1997	24 December 1998		AL
	Satish Chandra Roy	24 December 1998	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources	Rafiqul Islam	31 December 1997	29 March 1998		AL
Ministry of Water Resources	Md. Alauddin	17 February 1998	11 October 1999 [a]		BNP
Ministry of Housing and Public Works	Md. Alauddin	29 December 1999 [b]	26 February 2000		AL	Died in Office.
Ministry of Environment and Forest	H. N. Ashequr Rahman	29 December 1999	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Communications	Anisul Haque Chowdhury	29 December 1999	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications	Abdur Rauf Chowdhury	29 December 1999	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock	Md. Abdul Quddus	29 December 1999	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism	Syed Ashraful Islam	6 January 2000	15 July 2001		AL

Deputy ministers

Portfolio	Name	Took office	Left office	Party
Primary and Mass Education Division	Zinnatunnessa Talukdar	14 January 1997	31 December 1997		AL
Ministry of Shipping	Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu	14 January 1997	31 December 1997		AL
	Saber Hossain Chowdhury	31 December 1997	24 December 1998		AL
Ministry of Food	Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu	31 December 1997	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives	Saber Hossain Chowdhury	24 December 1998	15 July 2001		AL
Ministry of Industries	Hashibur Rahman Swapon	9 February 1998	11 October 1999 [a]		BNP

Notes

1. Expelled from the BNP and his parliamentary seat was revoked.
2. Re-elected from Awami League

References

1. "Hasina's cabinet sets a record". Gulf News. 23 June 2001. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
2. "Representation of women reduced to half". Gulf News. 14 October 2001. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
3. "১৯৭১ সাল থেকে ০৭-০১-২০১৯ গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রপতি, উপ-রাষ্ট্রপতি, প্রধানমন্ত্রী ও মন্ত্রিপরিষদের সদস্যবৃন্দ এবং নির্দলীয় তত্ত্বাবধায়ক সরকারের প্রধান উপদেষ্টা ও উপদেষ্টা পরিষদের সদস্যবৃন্দের দপ্তর বন্টনসহ নামের তালিকা।" (PDF). মন্ত্রিপরিষদ বিভাগ. Ministry Department, Government of Bangladesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.