Environment Minister Md Shahab Uddin and State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid have been tested positive for Covid-19.
Minister Shahab sent his samples for testing on Wednesday after having symptoms, which came back as positive, online newspaper Bangla Tribune reported on Thursday.
He has isolated himself at his official residence. This is the second time he caught the virus. Shahab was admitted to Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka for eight days in August 2020.
State Minister KM Khalid and his wife Dr Shohela Aktar contracted the virus on Wednesday.
The ministry said in a statement that both of them have mild symptoms and that they are in isolation at home.