Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government is set to form a 49-member Cabinet, comprising 25 full ministers and 24 state ministers, with three appointments being technocrats.

The newly appointed ministers and state ministers took their oath on Tuesday afternoon, following the morning ceremony where the newly elected MPs were sworn in at jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.

Among the 25 full ministers, two are technocrats: Khalilur Rahman and Aminur Rashid. Khalilur Rahman previously served as National Security Adviser to Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus during the interim government.

Aminur Rashid, an adviser to BNP Chairperson, has also been called to take oath as a full minister.

Among the state ministers, Aminul Haque is being appointed as a technocrat. He had contested the election from Dhaka-16 with the party’s “Dhaner Shish” symbol but was not elected.