The next Monday is likely to be the last day to for the ministers to submit their resignation letters to the prime minister, as per her directions.
The prime minister may form the all-party polls-time government after getting all resignation letters from the ministers.
Though they have time to submit resignations until Monday, five ministers and state ministers of the present cabinet have already submitted resignation letters. They submitted it after meeting with the prime minister at her office.
According to the officials of their respective ministries, Jute and Textiles Minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui, Food Minister Abdur Razzaque, State Minister for Liberation War AB Tazul Islam, State Minister for Local Government Jahangir Kabir Nanak and State Minister for Water Resources Mahbubur Rahman Talukdar have submitted their resignation letters.
However, most of the ministers would submit their resignation letters by Monday. They would submit them after attending a cabinet meeting, before the prime minister’s departure for a Sri Lanka summit.
The ministers and the state ministers have also started preparing to leave the official residences where they have been staying for the last five years.
Of the five who have reportedly submitted the letters, all but State Minister Tazul Islam denied doing so. Abdur Razzaque said he was ready to submit his resignation but he may do it on Monday.
Minister without portfolio Suranjit Sengupta, Agriculture Minister Motia Chowdhury, Communication Minister Obaidul Quader, Environment Minister Hasan Mahmud, Water Resources Minister Ramesh Chandra Sen, State Minister for Science and Technology Yafes Osman, State Minister for Land Mustafizur Rahman would submit resignations on Monday after attending the cabinet meeting.
The information was confirmed by some of the ministers and the rest were confirmed by officials of the concerned ministries.
Minister without portfolio Suranjit Sengupta on Friday told the Dhaka Tribune that he was ready to resign. He said he would submit his resignation to the prime minister today.
He was going to his constituency of Sunamganj to meet with the party leaders before resigning. He would return next Sunday.
After returning from his constituency, he would submit his resignation to the PM. All the ministers would submit their resignation letters by Monday, he added.
