Third Hasina ministry

The Third Hasina ministry was the cabinet of the People‘s Republic of Bangladesh headed by Sheikh Hasina that was formed after the 2014 general election which was held on 5 January 2014. The Awami League was assured of victory, with its candidates declared victors in 127 of the 154 uncontested seats by default.^[1] The elected MPs and Cabinet were sworn in on 9 January.^[2]

Third Hasina ministry
18th Council of Ministers of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
12 January 2014 – 7 January 2019
Sheikh Hasina in 2016
Date formed	12 January 2014
Date dissolved	7 January 2019
People and organisations
Head of government	Sheikh Hasina
Total no. of members	57 (Including the Prime Minister)
Member party	Awami League   Workers Party of Bangladesh   Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal   Jatiya Party (Ershad)   Jatiya Party (Manju)   Technocrat
Status in legislature	Majority 273 / 350 (78%)
Opposition party	Jatiya Party (Ershad)
Opposition leader	Rowshan Ershad
History
Election	2014
Outgoing election	2018
Legislature terms	10th Jatiya Sangsad
Predecessor	Hasina II
Successor	Hasina IV

Ministers

Cabinet Ministers

Portfolio	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party		Remarks
Prime Minister and also in-charge of: Armed Forces Division Cabinet Division Ministry of Defence	Sheikh Hasina	12 January 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Finance	Abul Maal Abdul Muhith	12 January 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Industries	Amir Hossain Amu	12 January 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Commerce	Tofail Ahmed	12 January 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Agriculture	Matia Chowdhury	12 January 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications	Abdul Latif Siddiqui	12 January 2014	11 February 2014		AL	Merged as Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology
Ministry of Information and Communication Technology	Abdul Latif Siddiqui	12 January 2014	11 February 2014		AL	Merged as Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology
Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology	Abdul Latif Siddiqui	11 February 2014	12 October 2014		AL	Expelled in Office
	Mustafa Jabbar[3]	3 January 2018	7 January 2019		Tech	[4]
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare	Mohammed Nasim	12 January 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives	Syed Ashraful Islam	12 January 2014	9 July 2015		AL	[5]
	Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain	9 July 2015	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Public Administration	Syed Ashraful Islam	16 July 2015[5]	3 January 2019		AL	Died in Office
Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment	Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain	12 January 2014	14 July 2015		AL
	Nurul Islam Bsc[6]	14 July 2015	10 December 2018		AL	Resigned in Office
	Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain	10 December 2018	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism	Rashed Khan Menon	12 January 2014	3 January 2018		WPB
	A. K. M. Shahjahan Kamal[3]	3 January 2018	7 January 2019		AL	[4]
Ministry of Religious Affairs	Motiur Rahman	12 January 2014	10 December 2018		AL	Resigned in Office
	AKM Mozammel Haque	10 December 2018	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Housing and Public Works	Mosharraf Hossain	12 January 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Liberation War Affairs	AKM Mozammel Haque	12 January 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock	Mohammad Sayedul Haque	12 January 2014	16 December 2017		AL	Died in Office
Ministry of Textiles and Jute	Emaz Uddin Pramanik	12 January 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges	Obaidul Quader	12 January 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Information	Hasanul Haq Inu	12 January 2014	7 January 2019		JSD
Ministry of Water Resources	Anisul Islam Mahmud	12 January 2014	3 January 2018		JP (E)
	Anwar Hossain Manju	3 January 2018	7 January 2019		JP (M)	[4]
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change	Anwar Hossain Manju	12 January 2014	3 January 2018		JP (M)
	Anisul Islam Mahmud	3 January 2018	7 January 2019		JP (E)	[4]
Ministry of Education	Nurul Islam Nahid	12 January 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Shipping	Shajahan Khan	12 January 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs	Anisul Huq	12 January 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief	Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury	12 January 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Railways	Mujibul Haque Mujib	12 January 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Planning	Mustafa Kamal	12 January 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Primary and Mass Education	Mostafizur Rahman Fizar	12 January 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Cultural Affairs	Asaduzzaman Noor	12 January 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Social Welfare	Syed Mohsin Ali	12 January 2014	14 September 2015		AL	Died in Office
	Rashed Khan Menon	3 January 2018	7 January 2019		WPB	[4]
Ministry of Land	Shamsur Rahman Sherif	12 January 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Food	Qamrul Islam	12 January 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali	26 February 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Science and Technology	Yeafesh Osman[6]	14 July 2015	10 December 2018		AL	Resigned in Office
Ministry of Home Affairs	Asaduzzaman Khan	14 July 2015	7 January 2019		AL	[6]
Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock	Narayon Chandra Chanda[3]	3 January 2018	7 January 2019		AL	[4]
Ministry of Without Portfolio	Syed Ashraful Islam	9 July 2015	16 July 2015		AL	[5]

State ministers

Portfolio	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party		Remarks
Ministry of Labour and Employment	Mujibul Haque Chunnu	12 January 2014	7 January 2019		JP (E)
Ministry of Science and Technology	Yeafesh Osman	12 January 2014	14 July 2015		AL
Ministry of Finance	M. A. Mannan	12 January 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Planning	M. A. Mannan	8 April 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Textiles and Jute	Mirza Azam	12 January 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Social Welfare	Promode Mankin	12 January 2014	11 May 2016		AL	Died in Office
	Nuruzzaman Ahmed	19 June 2016	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs	Ushwe Sing	12 January 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock	Narayon Chandra Chanda	12 January 2014	3 January 2018		AL
Ministry of Youth and Sports	Biren Sikder	12 January 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Land	Saifuzzaman Chowdhury	12 January 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Primary and Mass Education	Ismat Ara Sadek	12 January 2014	15 January 2014		AL
Ministry of Public Administration	Ismat Ara Sadek	15 January 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Women and Children Affairs	Meher Afroz Chumki	12 January 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Rural Development and Co-operatives Division	Mashiur Rahaman Ranga	12 January 2014	7 January 2019		JP (E)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Shahriar Alam	12 January 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare	Zahid Maleque	12 January 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Power Division	Nasrul Hamid	12 January 2014	26 January 2014		AL
Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources	Nasrul Hamid	26 January 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Information and Communication Technology	Zunaid Ahmed Palak	12 January 2014	11 February 2014		AL	Merged as Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology
Information and Communication Technology Division	Zunaid Ahmed Palak	11 February 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Water Resources	Muhammad Nazrul Islam	26 February 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Posts and Telecommunications Division	Tarana Halim	14 July 2015	3 January 2018		AL
Ministry of Information	Tarana Halim	3 January 2018	7 January 2019		AL	[4]
Ministry of Food	Nuruzzaman Ahmed	14 July 2015	19 June 2016		AL
Technical and Madrasah Education Division	Kazi Keramat Ali[3]	3 January 2018	7 January 2019		AL	[4]

Deputy ministers

Portfolio	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party		Remarks
Ministry of Water Resources	Abdullah Al Islam Jakob	12 January 2014	26 February 2014		AL
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change	Abdullah Al Islam Jakob	26 February 2014	7 January 2019		AL
Ministry of Youth and Sports	Arif Khan Joy	12 January 2014	7 January 2019		AL

See also

• List of Bangladeshi governments