The government has handed over responsibilities to ministers during the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) session as the maiden session of the 11th parliament is set to begin on Wednesday.
The Cabinet Division on Monday issued a notification entrusting ministers concerned with the responsibility for their ministries and divisions and in absence of the ministers concerned with alternative ministers, state ministers and deputy ministers.
Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzak will reply to queries and perform duties related to any ministry as additional duty if the minister concerned and alternative minister, state minister and deputy minister to the minister remain absent during the JS session.
Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud, however, will perform the duty as additional responsibility in absence of Abdur Razzak.
Apart from his ministry, Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque will perform the duties of the Prime Minister’s Office and Cabinet Division during the session.
In absence of AKM Mozammel Haque, Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi will perform the duties of the Prime Minister’s Office and Cabinet Division as additional responsibility.
Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan will perform the duties of Road Transport and Bridges Ministry in absence of its Minister Obaidul Quader as additional responsibility.
In absence of Abdur Razzak, Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder will perform the duties of Agriculture Ministry as additional responsibility during the JS session.
AKM Mozammel Haque will perform the duties of Home Affairs Ministry as additional responsibility during the JS session in absence of its minister Asaduzzaman Khan.
In absence of Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud, Cultural Affairs Minister KM Khalid will perform the duties of Information Ministry as additional responsibility.
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq will perform the parliamentary affairs duties of the Election Commission Secretariat and Defence Ministry along with his own ministry.
In absence of Anisul Huq, Housing and Public Works Minister SM Rejaul Karim will perform the duties of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry and Election Commission Secretariat while Obaidul Quader will perform the duties of Defence Ministry.
In absence of Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, Planning Minister MA Mannan will perform the duties of Finance Minister and vice versa.
LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Md Tajul Islam will perform the duties of President’s Office and Armed Forces Division during the JS session along with his own ministry.
In absence of Tajul Islam, State Minister for LGRD and Cooperatives Swapan Bhattacharya will perform the duties of his own ministry while Obaidul Quader will perform the duties of President’s Office and Armed Forces Division.
Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni will perform the duties of the Women and Children Affairs Ministry along with her own ministry.
In absence of Dipu Moni, Deputy Minister for Education Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury will perform the duties of his own ministry while State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain will perform the duties of Women and Children Affairs Ministry.
