Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hassan Papon has been made the minister of Youth and Sports.
Papon was elected from Kishoreganj-6 constituency in the 12th parliamentary election.
Earlier, State Minister for Youth and Sports Zahid Ahsan Russel was in charge of the Ministry of Youth and Sports in the 11th Parliament.
As a new cabinet swears in on Thursday, the Sheikh Hasina-led government has distributed ministries among its members.
The new cabinet will be comprised of 37 members this time, Cabinet Secretary Mahbub Hossain told the media.
There will be 25 ministers and 11 state ministers in this cabinet along with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Among them, there will be two technocrat ministers this time.
