# Second Khaleda ministry

The Second Khaleda ministry was 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.

## Ministers

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Prime Minister Ministry of Defence Armed Forces Division | Khaleda Zia | 10 October 2001 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Home Affairs | Altaf Hossain Chowdhury | 10 October 2001 | 25 March 2004 | BNP |
| Ministry of Finance | Saifur Rahman | 10 October 2001 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Agriculture | Motiur Rahman Nizami | 10 October 2001 | 22 May 2003 | JI |
| Ministry of Agriculture | M.K. Anwar | 22 May 2003 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Social Welfare | Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed | 10 October 2001 | 29 October 2006 | JI |
| Ministry of Science and ICT | Abdul Moyeen Khan | 11 March 2002 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Minister of Information | Abdul Moyeen Khan | 10 October 2001 | 11 March 2002 | BNP |
| Minister of Information | Tariqul Islam | 11 March 2002 | 6 May 2004 | BNP |
| Minister of Information | M Shamsul Islam | 6 May 2004 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Labour and Employment | Abdullah Al Noman | 10 October 2001 | 11 March 2002 | BNP |
| Ministry of Environment and Forest | Shajahan Siraj | 10 October 2001 | 6 May 2004 | BNP |
| Ministry of Environment and Forest | Tariqul Islam | 6 May 2004 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury | 10 October 2001 | 14 November 2001 | BNP |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Morshed Khan | 14 November 2001 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Industries | M.K. Anwar | 10 October 2001 | 22 May 2003 | BNP |
| Ministry of Industries | Motiur Rahman Nizami | 22 May 2003 | 29 October 2006 | JI |
| Ministry of Women and Children Affairs | Khurshid Jahan | 10 October 2001 | 14 June 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Housing and Public Works | Mirza Abbas | 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 Communications | Nazmul Huda | 10 October 2001 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Water Resources | L. K. Siddiqi | 10 October 2001 | 22 May 2003 | BNP |
| Ministry of Water Resources | Hafizuddin Ahmed | 22 May 2003 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Shipping | Akbar Hossain | 10 October 2001 | 25 June 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Textiles (defunct on 6 May 2004) | Abdul Matin Chowdhury | 10 October 2001 | 6 May 2004 | BNP |
| Ministry of Textiles and Jute | Shajahan Siraj | 6 May 2004 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs | Moudud Ahmed | 10 October 2001 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain | 10 October 2001 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Commerce | Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury | 10 October 2001 | 24 March 2004 | BNP |
| Ministry of Commerce | Altaf Hossain Chowdhury | 25 March 2004 | 24 April 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Commerce | Hafizuddin Ahmed | 24 April 2006 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Education | Osman Faruk | 10 October 2001 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock | Sadeque Hossain Khoka | 10 October 2001 | 22 May 2003 | BNP |
| Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock | Abdullah Al Noman | 6 May 2004 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Land | M Shamsul Islam | 10 October 2001 | 6 May 2004 | BNP |
| Ministry of Food (defunct on 6 May 2004) | Tariqul Islam | 10 October 2001 | 11 March 2002 | BNP |
| Ministry of Food (defunct on 6 May 2004) | Abdullah Al Noman | 11 March 2002 | 6 May 2004 | BNP |
| Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (defunct on 6 May 2004) | Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf | 10 October 2001 | 6 May 2004 | BNP |
| Ministry of Food and Disaster Management | Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf | 6 May 2004 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |

## State Ministers

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Ministry of Agriculture | Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir | 10 October 2001 | 18 November 2005 | BNP |
| Ministry of Agriculture | Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku | 21 May 2006 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism | Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin | 10 October 2001 | 17 November 2005 | BNP |
| Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism | Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir | 17 November 2005 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Commerce | Barkat Ullah Bulu | 10 October 2001 | 23 May 2003 | BNP |
| Ministry of Communications | Salahuddin Ahmed | 10 October 2001 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Cultural Affairs | Selima Rahman | 10 October 2001 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief | Ebadur Rahman Chowdhury | 10 October 2001 | 23 May 2003 | BNP |
| Ministry of Education | A.N.M. Ehsanul Hoque Milan | 10 October 2001 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources | A. K. M. Mosharraf Hossain | 10 October 2001 | 18 June 2005 | BNP |
| Ministry of Environment and Forest | Jafrul Islam Chowdhury | 10 October 2001 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment | Mohammad Quamrul Islam | 20 December 2001 | 9 July 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment | Lutfor Rahman Khan Azad | 9 July 2006 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Finance | Shah M. Abul Hussain | 10 October 2001 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock | Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan | 22 May 2003 | 6 May 2004 | BNP |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Reaz Rahman | 10 October 2001 | 24 March 2004 | BNP |
| Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | Rezaul Karim | 10 October 2001 | 9 December 2001 | BNP |
| Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | Amanullah Aman | 9 December 2001 | 22 May 2003 | BNP |
| Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | Mizanur Rahman Sinha | 22 May 2003 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Home Affairs | Lutfozzaman Babar | 10 October 2001 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Housing and Public Works | Alamgir Kabir | 10 October 2001 | 15 May 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Industries | Rezaul Karim | 9 December 2001 | 22 May 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Jute (defunct on 6 May 2004) | Lutfor Rahman Khan Azad | 22 May 2003 | 6 May 2004 | BNP |
| Ministry of Labour and Employment | Lutfor Rahman Khan Azad | 11 March 2002 | 22 May 2003 | BNP |
| Ministry of Labour and Employment | Amanullah Aman | 22 May 2003 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Land | Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan | 6 May 2004 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs | Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan | 10 October 2001 | 7 April 2003 | BNP |
| Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs | Shahjahan Omar | 7 April 2003 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of LGRD | Ziaul Haque Zia | 10 October 2001 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Liberation War Affairs | Redwan Ahmed | 23 October 2001 | 22 May 2003 | BNP |
| Ministry of NGO Affairs | Lutfor Rahman Khan Azad | 6 May 2004 | 9 July 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Planning | Anwarul Kabir Talukdar | 10 October 2001 | 20 May 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Post and Telecommunication | Ehsanul Haque Mollah | 10 October 2001 | 23 May 2003 | BNP |
| Ministry of Power | Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku | 10 October 2001 | 20 May 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Power | Anwarul Kabir Talukdar | 20 May 2006 | 29 September 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Power | Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan | 4 October 2006 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Religious Affairs | Mosharraf Hossain Shahjahan | 10 October 2001 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Science and Technology | Lutfor Rahman Khan Azad | 10 October 2001 | 11 March 2002 | BNP |
| Ministry of Shipping | Mohammad Quamrul Islam | 9 July 2006 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Water Resources | Gautam Chakroborty | 10 October 2001 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Women and Children Affairs | Alamgir Kabir | 15 May 2006 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Youth and Sports | Fazlur Rahman Potol | 10 October 2001 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |

## Deputy ministers

The following table is the list of Deputy ministers.
| Portfolio | Deputy Minister | 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 | Asadul Habib Dulu | 3 February 2002 | 22 May 2003 | BNP |
| Ministry of Food and Disaster Management | Asadul Habib Dulu | 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 | Ruhul Quddus Talukdar | 22 May 2003 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Education | Abdus Salam Pintu | 10 October 2001 | 22 May 2003 | BNP |
| Ministry of Industries | Abdus Salam Pintu | 22 May 2003 | 13 March 2006 | BNP |
| Ministry of Information | Abdus Salam Pintu | 13 March 2006 | 29 October 2006 | BNP |

## Shuffles

* 14 November 2001
** Morshed Khan became the minister of the foreign affairs.
* 11 March 2002
** Tariqul Islam was transferred from the food ministry to the information ministry.
** Abdul Moyeen Khan was transferred from the information ministry to the ministry of science and ICT.
** Abdullah Al Noman was transferred from the labour and employment ministry to the food ministry.
** Lutfor Rahman Khan Azad became the state minister of labour and employment.
* 22 May 2003
** Seven ministers were removed:
*** Water Resources Minister L. K. Siddiqi
*** Fisheries and Livestock Minister Sadeque Hossain Khoka,
*** Minister without Portfolio Harunur Rashid Khan Monno
*** State Minister for Liberation War Affairs Redwan Ahmed
*** State Minister for Commerce Barkat Ullah Bulu
*** State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Ebadur Rahman Chowdhury
*** State Minister for Post and Telecommunication Ehsanul Haque Mollah.
** The 60-member cabinet downsized to 53.
* 25 March 2004
** Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury is removed from the commerce minister position.
** Reaz Rahman is removed from the state minister for foreign affairs position.
** Altaf Hossain Chowdhury was transferred from the home affairs ministry to the commerce ministry.
* 6 May 2004
** The ministries of jute and textiles merged into the Ministry of Textiles and Jute.
** The ministries of food and disaster management and relief ministries merged to form the Ministry of Food and Disaster Management.
** Abdul Matin Chowdhury was removed from the textiles ministry.
** Tariqul Islam was transferred from information ministry to the environment and forest ministry.
** M Shamsul Islam was transferred from the land ministry to the information ministry.
** Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf was transferred from disaster management and relief to the food and disaster management ministry.
** Abdullah Al Noman was transferred from the food ministry to the fisheries and livestock ministry.
** Shajahan Siraj was transferred from the environment and forest ministry to the textiles and jute ministry.
** Lutfor Rahman Khan Azad was transferred from the state ministry of jute to the NGO affairs ministry.
** Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan was transferred from the state ministry of the fisheries and livestock to the state ministry of land.
* 18 June 2005
** A. K. M. Mosharraf Hossain resigned from the position of State Minister for Energy.
* 24 April 2006
** Altaf Hossain Chowdhury was removed from commerce ministry.
** Hafizuddin Ahmed took charge of commerce ministry along with the water resource ministry.
* 15 May 2006
** Alamgir Kabir was moved from being the state minister of housing and public works to the state minister for woman and children affairs.
* 20 May 2006
** Former state minister for power Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku became the state minister of the agriculture.
** Former state minister for finance and planning Anwarul Kabir Talukdar became the state minister for power.
* 9 July 2006
** Lutfor Rahman Khan Azad was transferred from the state minister of NGO affairs position to the expatriates welfare and overseas employment.
** Mohammad Quamrul Islam was transferred from the state minister of expatriates welfare and overseas employment position to the state minister for shipping position.
* 29 September 2006
** State minister for power Anwarul Kabir Talukdar was removed from the post.
* 4 October 2006
** Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan became the state minister of power, along with being the state minister of land.