Portfolios allocated to PM’s 10 advisers

Responsibilities have been distributed among the prime minister’s ten advisers who have been appointed with the status of ministers and state ministers.
A gazette notification, signed by Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Gani has been published on Tuesday outlining the distribution of responsibilities among advisers.
According to the gazette, the prime minister assigned the responsibilities to the advisers appointed with the rank of minister and state minister in accordance with Rule 3B(ii) of the Rules of Business, 1996.
Mirza Abbas Uddin Ahmed, Nazrul Islam Khan and Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed have been appointed as the prime minister’s political advisers. Md Ismail Zabiullah has been appointed as the public administration adviser, while Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir has been appointed as the finance and planning adviser.
The advisers with the rank of state minister were given the following responsibilities: Humayun Kabir was appointed for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, and Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism; Brig Gen (retd) Shamsul Islam for the Ministry of Defence; Dr Zahed Ur Rahman for the Policy and Strategy; Mahdi Amin for the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment, and Ministry of Labour and Employment; Rehan Asif Asad for the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, and Ministry of Science and Technology.
The order takes effect immediately.
These 10 people were appointed as advisers with the rank of ministers and state ministers in the new government led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on 17 February.
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman was sworn in as the prime minister, along with 25 full ministers and 24 state ministers.