The Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of Bangladesh serves as the head of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology within the government of Bangladesh. He is also the minister of all departments and agencies under the Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology.
History Following the 2001 general election, the Ministry of Science and Technology (Bangladesh) was renamed on 18 September 2002 to become the Ministry of Science and Information & Communication Technology. To give more thrust for ICT sector the Information & Communication Technology Division was separated from Science and Technology ministry and it has upgraded as Ministry of Information & Communication Technology on 4 December 2011. The change is the evidence of understanding of the importance of ICT from the highest policy level and also an indication that the government is keen to keep pace with modern changing world. After 2014 election Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and Ministry of ICT are integrated to Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology.
List of ministers, advisers and state ministers Parties
No. Portrait Name Took office Left officeHead of government Muhammad Mansur Ali 10 April 1971 13 April 1972 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Mollah Jalaluddin Ahmed 13 April 1972 16 March 1973 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman M. A. G. Osmani 16 March 1973 7 April 1974 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman KM Obaidur Rahman 8 April 1974 26 January 1975 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Muhammad Mansur Ali 26 January 1975 15 August 1975 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman KM Obaidur Rahman 20 August 1975 5 November 1975 Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad Muhammad Ghulam Tawab 10 November 1975 4 December 1975 Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem Moudud Ahmed 30 February 1977 29 June 1978 Ziaur Rahman Moudud Ahmed 4 July 1978 15 April 1979 Ziaur Rahman AKM Maidul Islam 15 April 1979 5 March 1982 Ziaur RahmanAbdus Sattar Sultan Ahmed (deputy speaker) 5 March 1982 24 March 1982 Abdus Sattar Mahbub Ali Khan 10 July 1982 1 June 1984 A. F. M. Ahsanuddin ChowdhuryHussain Muhammad Ershad Sultan Ahmed 16 January 1985 25 May 1986 Hussain Muhammad Ershad Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury 25 May 1986 27 March 1988 Hussain Muhammad Ershad Iqbal Hossain Chowdhury 27 March 1988 10 December 1988 Hussain Muhammad Ershad Kazi Firoz Rashid 15 December 1988 6 December 1990 Hussain Muhammad Ershad Shamsul Islam 20 March 1991 19 September 1991 Khaleda Zia Mohammad Keramat Ali 19 September 1991 14 August 1993 Khaleda Zia Tariqul Islam 14 August 1993 30 March 1996 Khaleda Zia Syed Manzur Elahi 3 April 1996 23 June 1996 Habibur Rahman Mohammed Nasim 23 June 1996 11 March 1999 Sheikh Hasina Abdur Rauf Chowdhury 29 December 1999 15 July 2001 Sheikh Hasina Moinul Hossain Chowdhury 26 July 2001 10 October 2001 Latifur Rahman Aminul Haque 10 October 2001 31 October 2006 Khaleda Zia Akbar Ali Khan 1 November 2006 12 December 2006 Iajuddin Ahmed Shoeb Ahmed 12 December 2006 11 January 2007 Iajuddin Ahmed A. B. Mirza Azizul Islam 14 January 2007 6 January 2009 Fakhruddin Ahmed Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju 6 January 2009 15 September 2012 Sheikh Hasina Sahara Khatun 15 September 2012 21 November 2013 Sheikh Hasina Rashed Khan Menon 21 November 2013 12 January 2014 Sheikh Hasina Abdul Latif Siddiqui 12 January 2014 11 February 2014 Sheikh Hasina Tarana Halim 14 July 2015 3 January 2018 Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Hasina 13 October 2014 2 January 2018 Sheikh Hasina Mustafa Jabbar 3 January 2018 29 November 2023 Sheikh Hasina Zunaid Ahmed Palak 29 November 2023 6 August 2024 Sheikh HasinaNahid Islam 9 August 2024 25 February 2025 Muhammad YunusMuhammad Yunus 25 February 2025 17 February 2026 Muhammad YunusFakir Mahbub Anam Swapan17 February 2026 IncumbentTarique Rahman
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