Fakhruddin Ahmed ministry

The Fakhruddin Ahmed ministry was the fourth caretaker ministry in the history of Bangladesh which was formed on 11 January 2007 under the leadership of Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed. The caretaker ministry was formed on the background of the 2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis following a military coup,^[1] notoriously nicknamed "1/11" inspired by 9/11,^[2] led by General Moeen U Ahmed and the resignation of President Iajuddin Ahmed as the Chief Adviser. Ahmed appointed an team of thirteen advisers to form the government.^[3][4][5] During his tenure, many high-profile figures, most importantly the two dominant political party leaders Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina, were arrested as part of the emergency government's anticorruption crusade and its attempt to break the women's stranglehold on the country's politics.^[6] The attempt was controversially known as the "minus two" formula due to the aim being the exclusion of the two from further political participation.^[7]

Fakhruddin Ahmed ministry
17th Council of Ministers and 4th Council of Advisers of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
12 January 2007–6 January 2009
Fakhruddin Ahmed
Date formed	12 January 2007
Date dissolved	6 January 2009
People and organisations
President	Iajuddin Ahmed
Chief Adviser	Fakhruddin Ahmed
Total no. of members	19
Member party	Independent
Status in legislature	Dissolved
History
Election	-
Outgoing election	2008
Predecessor	Iajuddin
Successor	Hasina II

The caretaker government underwent a reshuffle on 8 January 2008.^[8]

List of Advisers

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Remarks
Chief Adviser and also in-charge of: Cabinet Division Ministry of Establishment Bangladesh Election Commission	Fakhruddin Ahmed	12 January 2007	6 January 2009
Adviser for Home Affairs	Fakhruddin Ahmed	12 January 2007	16 January 2008	Chief Adviser-in-charge.
	M. A. Matin	16 January 2008	6 January 2009
Adviser for Finance Adviser for Planning	A. B. Mirza Azizul Islam	12 January 2007	6 January 2009
Adviser for Commerce	A. B. Mirza Azizul Islam	12 January 2007	8 January 2008
	Hossain Zillur Rahman	9 January 2008	6 January 2009
Adviser for Posts and Telecommunications	A. B. Mirza Azizul Islam	12 January 2007	8 January 2008
	Fakhruddin Ahmed	9 January 2008	6 January 2009	Chief Adviser-in-charge.
Adviser for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser for Land	Mainul Hosein	12 January 2007	8 January 2008
	A. F. Hassan Ariff	9 January 2008	6 January 2009
Adviser for Information	Mainul Hosein	12 January 2007	8 January 2008
	Chowdhury Sajjadul Karim	9 January 2008	6 January 2009
Adviser for Housing and Public Works	Mainul Hosein	12 January 2007	8 January 2008
	Golam Kader	9 January 2008	6 January 2009
Adviser for Liberation War Affairs Adviser for Shipping Adviser for Civil Aviation and Tourism	M. A. Matin	12 January 2007	6 January 2009
Adviser for Communication	M. A. Matin	12 January 2007	8 January 2008
	Golam Kader	9 January 2008	6 January 2009
Adviser for Foreign Affairs Adviser for Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment	Iftekhar Chowdhury	12 January 2007	6 January 2009
Adviser for Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs	Iftekhar Chowdhury	12 January 2007	8 January 2008
	Fakhruddin Ahmed	8 January 2008	6 January 2009	Chief Adviser-in-charge.
Adviser for Agriculture Adviser for Fisheries and Livestock	Chowdhury Sajjadul Karim	12 January 2007	6 January 2009
Adviser for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Adviser for Labour and Employment	Anwarul Iqbal	12 January 2007	6 January 2009
Adviser for Education	Ayub Quadri	12 January 2007	26 December 2007
	Fakhruddin Ahmed	26 December 2007	9 January 2008	Chief Adviser-in-charge.
	Hossain Zillur Rahman	9 January 2008	6 January 2009
Adviser for Primary and Mass Education Adviser for Cultural Affairs	Ayub Quadri	12 January 2007	26 December 2007
	Fakhruddin Ahmed	26 December 2007	9 January 2008	Chief Adviser-in-charge.
	Rasheda K Chowdhury	9 January 2008	6 January 2009
Adviser for Health and Family Welfare	A.S.M. Matiur Rahman	12 January 2007	8 January 2008
	Shawkat Ali	9 January 2008	6 January 2009
Adviser for Food and Disaster Management	Tapan Chowdhury	12 January 2007	8 January 2008
	Shawkat Ali	9 January 2008	6 January 2009
Adviser for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser for Science and Technology Adviser for Communications and Information Technology Adviser for Youth and Sports	Tapan Chowdhury	12 January 2007	8 January 2008
	Fakhruddin Ahmed	9 January 2008	6 January 2009	Chief Adviser-in-charge.
Adviser for Water Resources	A.S.M. Matiur Rahman	12 January 2007	8 January 2008
	Chowdhury Sajjadul Karim	9 January 2008	6 January 2009
Adviser for Textiles and Jute	Geetiara Safya Chowdhury	12 January 2007	8 January 2008
	Anwarul Iqbal	9 January 2008	6 January 2009
Adviser for Religious Affairs	A.S.M. Matiur Rahman	12 January 2007	8 January 2008
	A. F. Hassan Ariff	9 January 2008	6 January 2009
Adviser for Women and Children Affairs	Geetiara Safya Chowdhury	12 January 2007	8 January 2008
	Rasheda K Chowdhury	9 January 2008	6 January 2009
Adviser for Industries Adviser for Social Welfare	Geetiara Safya Chowdhury	12 January 2007	8 January 2008
Adviser for Environment and Forests	Chowdhury Sajjadul Karim	12 January 2007	8 January 2008

Criticism

Hasinur Rahman claimed in an interview in SATV that, Fakhruddin Ahmed ministry called 1/11 was the plan of India.^[9]