Portfolio Name Took Office Left Office Party Remarks Prime Minister 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 asMinistry 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] 
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