Minister of Commerce (Bangladesh)

People's Republic of Bangladesh
Adviser of Commerce
বাংলাদেশের বাণিজ্য উপদেষ্টা
Government Seal of Bangladesh
Flag of Bangladesh
since 10 November 2024
Style
TypeCabinet Minister
StatusAdviser
Member of
Reports to Chief Adviser
SeatBangladesh Secretariat
NominatorChief Adviser of Bangladesh
AppointerPresident of Bangladesh
on the advice of the chief adviser
Term lengthInterim or the
chief adviser's pleasure
Formation12 January 1972 (12 January 1972)
Salary৳245000 (US$2,000)
per month
(incl. allowances)
Websitewww.most.gov.bd

The minister of commerce of Bangladesh is the minister in charge of the Ministry of Commerce of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. He is also the minister of all departments and agencies under the Ministry of Commerce.[1][2]

List of ministers, advisers and state ministers

Political parties
  •   Bangladesh Awami League
  •   Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
  •   Bangladesh Nationalist Party
  •   Jatiya Party (Ershad)
Other factions
No. Portrait Name Designation From[3][4] To[3] Head of government
1 Syed Nazrul Islam Minister 13 January 1972 31 May 1972 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
2 Mustafizur Rahman Siddiqi 1 June 1972 28 February 1973
3 Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman 1 March 1973 31 January 1974
4 Abdul Momin Talukdar State Minister 1 February 1974 7 March 1974
5 Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad Minister 8 March 1974 31 May 1975
6 Ziaur Rahman Deputy Chief Martial Law Administrator and Chief of Army Staff 10 November 1975 31 May 1976 Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem
7 Mirza Nurul Huda Advisor 1 June 1976 22 December 1976
8 Saifur Rahman Minister 27 December 1976 30 April 1980 Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem
Ziaur Rahman
9 Chowdhury Tanbir Ahmed Siddiky State Minister 1 May 1980 31 May 1980 Ziaur Rahman
10 Abu Saleh Mohammad Mustafizur Rahman Minister 1 December 1981 11 February 1982 Abdus Sattar
11 Mirza Nurul Huda Vice President 1 March 1982 28 February 1984 Abdus Sattar
A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury
Hussain Muhammad Ershad
12 Mohammed Abdul Matin Minister 1 March 1984 15 January 1985 Hussain Muhammad Ershad
13 Sultan Mahmud Deputy Chief Martial Law Administrator and Chief of Air Staff 16 January 1985 2 July 1985
14 Kazi Zafar Ahmed Minister 30 July 1985 23 March 1986
15 Kazi Zafar Ahmed Deputy Prime Minister 25 May 1986 31 December 1986
16 Mohammad Abdul Munim Minister 1 January 1987 31 December 1987
17 H. M. A. Gaffar State Minister 1 January 1988 28 December 1988
18 M. A. Sattar State Minister 1 December 1988 2 May 1990
19 Major General Shamsul Haque Minister 3 May 1990 30 November 1990
20 Imam Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury Advisor 8 January 1991 14 March 1991 Shahabuddin Ahmed
21 Mohammad Keramat Ali Minister 21 March 1991 31 July 1991 Khaleda Zia
22 M. K. Anwar 1 August 1991 31 August 1993
23 Shamsul Islam 1 September 1993 18 March 1996
24 Hafizuddin Ahmed State Minister 19 March 1996 29 March 1996
25 Shegufta Bakht Chaudhuri Advisor 3 April 1996 22 June 1996 Muhammad Habibur Rahman
26 Tofail Ahmed Minister 23 June 1996 18 December 1999 Sheikh Hasina
27 Abdul Jalil 29 December 1999 15 July 2001
28 Moinul Hossain Chowdhury Advisor 15 July 2001 10 October 2001 Latifur Rahman
29 Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury Minister 11 October 2001 25 March 2004 Khaleda Zia
30 Altaf Hossain Chowdhury 25 March 2004 24 April 2006
31 Hafizuddin Ahmed 24 April 2006 28 October 2006
32 Akbar Ali Khan Advisor 31 October 2006 10 December 2006 Iajuddin Ahmed
33 Shoeb Ahmed 12 December 2006 11 January 2007
34 A. B. Mirza Azizul Islam 13 January 2007 9 January 2008 Fakhruddin Ahmed
35 Hossain Zillur Rahman 9 January 2008 6 January 2009
36 Faruk Khan Minister 6 January 2009 7 December 2011 Sheikh Hasina
37 GM Quader 7 December 2011 11 January 2014
38 Tofail Ahmed 12 January 2014 7 January 2019
39 Tipu Munshi 7 January 2019 10 January 2024
40 Ahasanul Islam Titu State Minister 10 January 2024 6 August 2024
41 Salehuddin Ahmed Advisor 16 August 2024 10 November 2024 Muhammad Yunus
42 Sheikh Bashir Uddin 10 November 2024 Incumbent

References

  1. ^ মন্ত্রণালয় ও বিভাগসমূহ - Cabinet Division-Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh - মন্ত্রিপরিষদ বিভাগ-গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার. cabinet.gov.bd.
  2. ^ "Ministry of Commerce". mincom.gov.bd.
  3. ^ a b "Economics Departments, Institutes and Research Centers in the World|Ministry of Industries|Government of Bangladesh". Research Papers in Economics. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  4. ^ Shawon, Ali Asif (10 January 2024). "New cabinet: Who are the ministers and state ministers?". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 5 October 2024.


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