Arafat appointed state minister for Information and Broadcasting

 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has chosen a new generation politician - Mohammad A. Arafat - as State Minister for Information and Broadcasting. The portfolios were distributed after the oath-taking ceremony at Bangabhaban on Thursday evening, UNB reports.

Arafat is a two-time member of the Bangladesh parliament, having been twice elected from the Dhaka-17 constituency as an Awami League nominee in the 11th and 12th parliaments respectively. He entered the 11th parliament after winning a by-election on July 17 last year on Awami League ticket. He is also a member of the Awami League's central working committee.