DHAKA : The government has issued a gazette allocating portfolios to four new ministers and two state ministers and reshuffling the portfolio of another minister.

The Cabinet Division issued the gazette notification, signed by Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Gani on Friday night.

According to the gazette, issued under Rule 3(4) of the Rules of Business, 1996, the Prime Minister has allocated and reallocated ministerial portfolios as follows:

BNP Standing Committee member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan has been assigned the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives; Rashiduzzaman Millat MP, the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism; Lawmaker from Bandarban Saching Prue Jerry, the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs and Chairman of Bangladesh National Party (BJP) Andaleeve Rahman Partho, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

Afroza Khanam Rita, who was previously in charge of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism, has been assigned the Ministry of Food.

Among the state ministers, Prime Minister's Foreign Affairs Adviser Humaiun Kobir has been given charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs while Gaibandha-4 lawmaker Mohammad Shamim Kaiser Lincoln has been assigned the Ministry of Religious Affairs.

The gazette said all other matters contained in the gazettes issued on February 17, March 4, March 12 and March 25 will remain unchanged.

The order will take effect immediately, it added.