Chakma Circle Chief Barrister Raja Debashis Roy given ministeries of CHTs Affairs

The newly appointed three special assistants with the status of state minister were given the portfolios with Chief of Chakma Tribe Barrister Raja Debashish Roy getting the charges of the Ministries of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs and Environment and Forest.

Brigadier General (retd) MA Malek was assigned with the charges of Post and Telecommunication and Social Welfare Ministries.

Energy expert and Professor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) Dr M Tamim was entrusted with the responsibilities of Energy and Mineral Resources Division and Power Division.

Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed made the reallocations in line with the rule 3(iv) of Rules of Business, 1996.

The one-year-old caretaker government witnessed the major changes in the past one week as five advisers were sworn in on January 9.

Source from BSS, Dhaka