United News of Bangladesh

The first cabinet meeting of the newly formed government is set to be held on Wednesday afternoon. The meeting will be held at the Cabinet Room of the Cabinet Division at Secretariat at 3 pm. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will preside over the meeting, according to Cabinet Division sources. On Tuesday afternoon, the Prime Minister, 25 Ministers and 24 State Ministers  of the new government were sworn in. Later in the evening, the Cabinet Division issued a gazette notification allocating portfolios among them. The Prime Minister  began his day by placing a wreath at the National Martyrs’ Memorial in Savar in the morning ,paying tribute to the martyrs of the Liberation War. After the homage ceremony, he is expected to arrive at the Secretariat around 1:00pm where he will formally begin work at his designated office for the first time. He will be introduced to Cabinet Division officials and attend a brief exchange meeting. The Prime Minister will chair a special meeting of the new cabinet members at 3 pm. Although no specific agenda has been fixed, the meeting is primarily expected to be introductory in nature. The Prime Minister will hold a views-exchange meeting with secretaries of different ministries.