Second Khaleda ministry

The Second Khaleda ministry was a ministry that had power over the Government of Bangladesh during the 8th legislative session of the Jatiya Sangsad following the 2001 general election. The cabinet took office on 10 October 2001 and left office on 29 October 2006. The Prime Minister and head of the government was Khaleda Zia.^[1][2]

Second Khaleda ministry
15th Council of Ministers of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
10 October 2001 – 29 October 2006
Date formed	10 October 2001 (2001-10-10)
Date dissolved	29 October 2006 (2006-10-29)
People and organisations
Head of government	Khaleda Zia
Total no. of members	61 (Including the Prime Minister)
Member party	Bangladesh Nationalist Party   Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Status in legislature	Majority 193 / 300 (64%)
Opposition party	Bangladesh Awami League
Opposition leader	Sheikh Hasina
History
Election	2001
Legislature terms	8th Jatiya Sangsad
Predecessor	Latifur
Successor	Iajuddin

Ministers

Cabinet ministers

Portfolio	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party		Remarks
Prime Minister and also in-charge of: Cabinet Division Ministry of Establishment Ministry of Defence Armed Forces Division Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Ministry of Primary and Mass Education Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources	Begum Khaleda Zia	10 October 2001	29 October 2006		BNP
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Badruddoza Chowdhury	10 October 2001	14 November 2001		BNP	Resigned in Office
	Morshed Khan	14 November 2001	29 October 2006		BNP
Ministry of Finance and Planning	Saifur Rahman	10 October 2001	29 October 2006		BNP
Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives	Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan	10 October 2001	29 October 2006		BNP
Ministry of Textiles	Abdul Matin Chowdhury	10 October 2001	6 May 2004		BNP	Merged as Ministry of Textiles and Jute[3]
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare	Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain	10 October 2001	29 October 2006		BNP
Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs	Moudud Ahmed	10 October 2001	29 October 2006		BNP
Ministry of Agriculture	Motiur Rahman Nizami	10 October 2001	22 May 2003		JI
	M. K. Anwar	22 May 2003	29 October 2006		BNP
Ministry of Communications	Nazmul Huda	10 October 2001	29 October 2006		BNP
Ministry of Land	Shamsul Islam	10 October 2001	6 May 2004		BNP
Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief	Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf	10 October 2001	6 May 2004		BNP	Merged as Ministry of Food and Disaster Management.[3]
Ministry of Industries	M. K. Anwar	10 October 2001	22 May 2003		BNP
	Motiur Rahman Nizami	22 May 2003	29 October 2006		JI
Ministry of Food	Tariqul Islam	10 October 2001	11 March 2002		BNP
	Abdullah Al Noman	11 March 2002[1]	6 May 2004		BNP	Merged as Ministry of Food and Disaster Management.[3]
Ministry of Environment and Forest	Shajahan Siraj	10 October 2001	6 May 2004		BNP
	Tariqul Islam	6 May 2004	29 October 2006		BNP	[3]
Ministry of Shipping	Akbar Hossain	10 October 2001	25 June 2006		BNP	Died in Office
Ministry of Women and Children Affairs	Khurshid Jahan Haq	10 October 2001	14 June 2006		BNP	Died in Office
Ministry of Labour and Employment	Abdullah Al Noman	10 October 2001	11 March 2002		BNP
Ministry of Water Resources	L. K. Siddiqi	10 October 2001	22 May 2003		BNP	Resigned in Office[4]
	Hafizuddin Ahmed	22 May 2003	29 October 2006		BNP
Ministry of Information	Abdul Moyeen Khan	10 October 2001	11 March 2002		BNP
	Tariqul Islam	11 March 2002	6 May 2004		BNP	[1]
	Shamsul Islam	6 May 2004	29 October 2006		BNP	[3]
Ministry of Science and Technology	Abdul Moyeen Khan	11 March 2002	29 October 2006		BNP	[1]
Ministry of Housing and Public Works	Mirza Abbas	10 October 2001	29 October 2006		BNP
Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock	Sadeque Hossain Khoka	10 October 2001	22 May 2003		BNP	Resigned in Office[4]
	Abdullah Al Noman	6 May 2004	29 October 2006		BNP	[3]
Ministry of Commerce	Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury	10 October 2001	25 March 2004		BNP	Resigned in Office[5]
	Altaf Hossain Chowdhury	25 March 2004	24 April 2006		BNP	[5]
	Hafizuddin Ahmed	24 April 2006	29 October 2006		BNP	[6]
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications	Aminul Haque	10 October 2001	29 October 2006		BNP
Ministry of Home Affairs	Altaf Hossain Chowdhury	10 October 2001	25 March 2004		BNP
Ministry of Jute	Hafizuddin Ahmed	10 October 2001	22 May 2003		BNP
Ministry of Education	Osman Faruk	10 October 2001	29 October 2006		BNP
Ministry of Social Welfare	Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed	10 October 2001	29 October 2006		JI
Ministry of Textiles and Jute	Shajahan Siraj	6 May 2004	29 October 2006		BNP	[3]
Ministry of Food and Disaster Management	Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf	6 May 2004	29 October 2006		BNP	[3]
Ministry of Without Portfolio	Harunur Rashid Khan Monno	10 October 2001	22 May 2003		BNP	Resigned in Office[4]
	Abdul Matin Chowdhury	6 May 2004	29 October 2006		BNP	[3]
	Altaf Hossain Chowdhury	24 April 2006	29 October 2006		BNP	[6]

State ministers

Portfolio	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party		Remarks
Ministry of Science and Technology	Lutfor Rahman Khan Azad	10 October 2001	11 March 2002		BNP
Ministry of Labour and Employment		11 March 2002	22 May 2003		BNP	[1]
	Amanullah Aman	22 May 2003	29 October 2006		BNP
Ministry of Jute	Lutfor Rahman Khan Azad	22 May 2003	6 May 2004		BNP	Merged as Ministry of Textiles and Jute.[3]
Ministry of NGO Affairs		6 May 2004	9 July 2006		BNP	[3]
Ministry of Youth and Sports	Fazlur Rahman Potol	10 October 2001	29 October 2006		BNP
Ministry of Religious Affairs	Mosharraf Hossain Shahjahan	10 October 2001	29 October 2006		BNP
Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment	Mohammad Quamrul Islam	20 December 2001	9 July 2006		BNP
	Lutfor Rahman Khan Azad	9 July 2006	29 October 2006		BNP	[7]
Ministry of Shipping	Mohammad Quamrul Islam	9 July 2006	29 October 2006		BNP	[7]
Ministry of Liberation War Affairs	Redwan Ahmed	23 October 2001	22 May 2003		BNP	Resigned in Office[4]
	Rezaul Karim	22 May 2003	29 October 2006		BNP
Ministry of Land	Shahjahan Omar	10 October 2001	7 April 2002		BNP
	Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan	7 April 2002	22 May 2003		BNP
		6 May 2004	29 October 2006		BNP	[3]
Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock		22 May 2003	6 May 2004		BNP
Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism	Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin	10 October 2001	18 November 2005		BNP
	Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir	18 November 2005	29 October 2006		BNP
Ministry of Cultural Affairs	Selima Rahman	10 October 2001	29 October 2006		BNP
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Reaz Rahman	10 October 2001	25 March 2004		BNP	Resigned in Office[5]
Ministry of Housing and Public Works	Alamgir Kabir	10 October 2001	16 May 2006		BNP
Ministry of Women and Children Affairs		16 May 2006	29 October 2006		BNP	[8]
Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives	Ziaul Haque Zia	10 October 2001	29 October 2006		BNP
Ministry of Finance and Planning	Anwarul Kabir Talukdar	10 October 2001	21 May 2006		BNP
	Shah M. Abul Hussain		29 October 2006		BNP
Ministry of Industries	Rezaul Karim	9 December 2001	22 May 2003		BNP
Energy and Mineral Resources Division	A. K. M. Mosharraf Hossain	10 October 2001	18 June 2005		BNP	Resigned in Office[9]
Ministry of Home Affairs	Lutfozzaman Babar	10 October 2001	29 October 2006		BNP
Ministry of Communications	Salahuddin Ahmed	10 October 2001	29 October 2006		BNP
Power Division	Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku	10 October 2001	21 May 2006		BNP	[10]
	Anwarul Kabir Talukdar	21 May 2006	29 September 2006		BNP	Resigned in Office[11]
	Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan	3 October 2006	29 October 2006		BNP	[12]
Ministry of Agriculture	Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir	10 October 2001	18 November 2005		BNP
	Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku	21 May 2006	29 October 2006		BNP	[10]
Ministry of Commerce	Barkat Ullah Bulu	10 October 2001	22 May 2003		BNP	Resigned in Office[4]
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare	Rezaul Karim	10 October 2001	9 December 2001		BNP
	Amanullah Aman		22 May 2003		BNP
	Mizanur Rahman Sinha	22 May 2003	29 October 2006		BNP
Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief	Ebadur Rahman Chowdhury	10 October 2001	22 May 2003		BNP	Resigned in Office[4]
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications	Ahsanul Haq Mollah	10 October 2001	22 May 2003		BNP	Resigned in Office[4]
Ministry of Education	Ehsanul Hoque Milan	10 October 2001	29 October 2006		BNP
Ministry of Textiles	Mizanur Rahman Sinha	10 October 2001	22 May 2003		BNP
Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs	Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan	10 October 2001	7 April 2002		BNP
	Shahjahan Omar	7 April 2002	29 October 2006		BNP
Ministry of Water Resources	Gautam Chakroborty	10 October 2001	29 October 2006		BNP
Ministry of Environment and Forest	Jafrul Islam Chowdhury	10 October 2001	29 October 2006		BNP
Ministry of Without Portfolio	Mohammad Quamrul Islam	10 October 2001	20 December 2001		BNP
	Redwan Ahmed		23 October 2001		BNP

Deputy ministers

Portfolio	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs	Moni Swapan Dewan	10 October 2001	29 October 2006		BNP
Jamuna Bridge Division	Asadul Habib Dulu	10 October 2001	3 February 2002		BNP
Ministry of Communications		3 February 2002	22 May 2003		BNP
Ministry of Food and Disaster Management		22 May 2003	29 October 2006		BNP
Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives	Ruhul Quddus Talukdar	10 October 2001	22 May 2003		BNP
Ministry of Land		22 May 2003	29 October 2006		BNP
Ministry of Education	Abdus Salam Pintu	10 October 2001	22 May 2003		BNP
Ministry of Industries		22 May 2003	13 March 2006		BNP
Ministry of Information		13 March 2006	29 October 2006		BNP