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New ministers, state ministers pay tribute at National Memorial
Earlier in the morning, new President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir paid rich tribute to the fallen heroes of 1971 at the memorial
Daily Sun Report, Dhaka
Published: 22 Aug 2026, 03:47 PM
New ministers and state ministers laying wreaths at National Memorial in Savar on Saturday. Photo: Collected
The newly-appointed ministers and state ministers paid tribute to the Liberation War heroes through laying wreaths at the altar of the National Martyrs’ Memorial in Savar on Saturday.
Earlier in the morning, new President Mirza Fakhrul
Islam Alamgir paid rich tribute to the fallen heroes of 1971 at the memorial.
On Friday, President Fakhrul administered the oath
of four new ministers and two new state ministers. Portfolios were assigned to
them following the oath-taking.
The four new ministers are: BNP Standing Committee member
Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan, Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) Chairman Andaleeve Rahman,
former state minister for civil aviation and tourism M Rashiduzzaman Millat and
Member of Parliament from Bandarban Sa Ching Prue Jerry.
The new state ministers include former foreign
affairs adviser to prime minister Humaiun Kobir and Member of Parliament from
Gaibandha-4 Mohammad Shamim Kaiser Lincoln.