M Rashiduzzaman Millat (2nd from left), Jatiya Party leader Andaleev Rahman Partho (2nd from right) and BNP leader Moyeen Khan take oath as minister at Bangabhaban in Dhaka on Friday.
State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Rashiduzzaman Millat has been promoted to a full cabinet minister.
He took his oath at Bangabhaban in Dhaka during an evening cabinet reshuffle and expansion led by President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, according to local media reports.
M Rashiduzzaman Millat was elevated from State Minister to full Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism.
He had served in the ministry since the beginning of the BNP-led government under Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.
The government added six new members to the cabinet on Friday.
The new ministers took their oaths at Bangabhaban in Dhaka at around 7:45 p.m. President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir administered the oaths. He had earlier taken oath as Bangladesh’s 23rd president.