Who are Bangladesh’s new cabinet members?

Al JazeeraCenterEN 5 min read 100% complete by Sarah ShamimFebruary 17, 2026 at 04:02 PM

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Following a landslide victory in recent parliamentary elections, Tarique Rahman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was sworn in as Prime Minister of Bangladesh on February 17, 2026. This marks the country's first elected prime minister since the 2024 protests that ousted the previous government. Rahman's political alliance secured 212 seats in parliament, defeating the Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance. Twenty-five full ministers, primarily from the BNP and its allies, were sworn into the new cabinet in Dhaka. While the specific ministries have not yet been assigned, prominent figures like Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, the BNP's secretary-general and former state minister, are among the appointees. Nurul Haque and Zonayed Saki, first-time parliamentarians who were active in the 2024 protests, have also been appointed as state ministers.

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India 30% Pakistan 30% Nurul Haque 40% AMM Nasir Uddin 40% Zonayed Saki 40% Jatiya Sangsad 50% Jamaat-e-Islami 50% Sheikh Hasina 60% Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir ×370% Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) ×480% Bangladesh ×490% Tarique Rahman ×590%

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bangladesh 100% tarique rahman 90% prime minister 90% cabinet 80% bnp 70% parliamentary elections 70% political alliance 60% jatiya sangsad 50% sheikh hasina 50% political protests 40%

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