PM Tarique appoints 10 advisers, including Mirza Abbas, Nazrul, and Rizvi

Originally posted in The Daily Star on 17 February 2026.

The government today appointed 10 advisers to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, granting them the ranks of ministers and state ministers, according to the BNP Media Cell.

The five advisers who will hold the rank of ministers are BNP standing committee members Mirza Abbas and Nazrul Islam Khan; BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed; Prof Md Ismail Jobiullah of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Daffodil International University; and Prof Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir of the Economics Department at University of Dhaka.

The remaining five advisers — Humayun Kabir, Brig Gen (retd) Shamsul Islam, Dr Zahedur Rahman, Dr Mahadi Amin, and Rehan Asif Asad — will hold the status of state ministers, added the media cell.

The Cabinet Division also issued a notification in this regard.

PDF of notification regarding the allocation of responsibilities of various ministries/divisions among the Prime Minister, Ministers, and State Ministers.