Fourth Hasina ministry

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Fourth Hasina ministry
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20th Council of Ministers of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
7 January 2019–10 January 2024
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Sheikh Hasina
Date formed7 January 2019 (2019-01-07)
Date dissolved10 January 2024
People and organisations
President Mohammad Abdul Hamid
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
No. of ministers25 Cabinet Ministers
7 Advisers
19 State Ministers
3 Deputy Ministers.
Total no. of members54
Member party  AL
  Independent(s)
Status in legislature Majority
301 / 350(86%)
Opposition party  JP (E)
Opposition leader Rowshan Ershad
History
Election 2018
Outgoing election 2024
Legislature terms 11th Jatiya Sangsad
12th Jatiya Sangsad
Predecessor Hasina III
Successor Hasina V

The Fourth Hasina ministry was the 20th cabinet of Bangladesh headed by Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina which was formed after the 2018 general election which was held on 30 December 2018. The results of the election were announced on 31 December 2018 and this led to the formation of the 11th assembly in the Jatiya Sangsad. The swearing-in ceremony was arranged in Bangabhaban in the Capital. Hasina's cabinet was staggeringly large, with 54 members. [1]

Contents

Cabinet members

Political parties

Cabinet ministers

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficePartyRef
7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [2]
Ministry of Agriculture 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [2]
Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [2]
Ministry of Commerce 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [2]
Ministry of Education 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [2]
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [2]
Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment 13 July 201910 January 2024  AL [3]
Ministry of Finance 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [2]
Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock 13 February 202010 January 2024  AL [4]
Ministry of Food 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [2]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [2]
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [2]
Ministry of Home Affairs 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [2]
Ministry of Housing and Public Works 7 January 201913 February 2020  AL [2]
Ministry of Industries 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [2]
Ministry of Information 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [2]
Ministry of Land 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [2]
Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [2]
Ministry of Liberation War Affairs 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [2]
Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development and Co-operative 19 May 201910 January 2024  AL [5]
Ministry of Planning 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [2]
Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications & Information Technology 7 January 201919 May 2019  Technocrat minister (Non-MP) [5]
Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications & Information Technology 19 May 201919 Nov 2023  Technocrat minister (Non-MP) [5] [6]
Ministry of Railways 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [2]
Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [2]
Ministry of Science and Technology 7 January 201919 November 2023  Technocrat minister (Non-MP) [2] [6]
Ministry of Social Welfare 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [2]
Ministry of Textiles and Jute 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [2]

State ministers

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficePartyRef
Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [7]
Ministry of Cultural Affairs 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [7]
Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [7]
Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment 7 January 201912 July 2019  AL [7]
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 7 January 201919 May 2019  AL [8]
Ministry of Industries 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [7]
Ministry of Information 7 January 201919 May 2019  AL [7]
19 May 201910 January 2024  AL [8]
Information and Communication Technology Division 19 May 201910 January 2024  AL [8]
Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock 7 January 201913 February 2020  AL [7]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [7]
Ministry of Housing and Public Works 13 February 202010 January 2024  AL [4]
Ministry of Labour and Employment 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [7]
Ministry of Planning 18 July 202119 November 2023  AL [9] [6]
Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [7]
Ministry of Primary and Mass Education 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [7]
Ministry of Public Administration 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [7]
Ministry of Religious Affairs 24 November 202010 January 2024  AL [7] [10]
Rural Development and Co-operative Division 19 May 201910 January 2024  AL [8]
Ministry of Shipping 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [7]
Ministry of Social Welfare 7 January 201913 February 2020  AL [7]
13 February 202010 January 2024  AL [4]
Ministry of Water Resources 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [7]
Ministry of Women and Children Affairs 13 July 201910 January 2024  AL [11]
Ministry of Youth and Sports 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [7]

Deputy ministers

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficePartyRef
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [7]
Ministry of Education 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [7]
Ministry of Water Resources 7 January 201910 January 2024  AL [7]

Shuffles

19 May 2019 [5]
13 July 2019 [3]
14 February 2020 [4]
18 July 2021 [9]
19 November 2023 [6]

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