Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- The Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Tarique Rahman, has assigned portfolios to the 50 members of his cabinet.

Among them, former national security advisor Khalilur Rahman, from the previous interim government of Muhammad Yunus, has been given the role of foreign minister, while another senior BNP leader, who was previously a member of BNP's international affairs subcommittee, Shama Obaid, has been appointed as State Minister for Foreign Affairs.

After the allocation of the ministerial roles, the government issued an official order announcing that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman would take responsibility for three ministries: the Cabinet Division, the Ministry of Defense, and the Armed Forces Division.

BNP Secretary Genera...