New cabinet: 15 from Dhaka, 9 from Ctg, 13 from other divisions
Meanwhile, the Rajshahi division, which has 39 parliamentary seats, will have one minister and one state minister to show; the same goes for Rangpur division which has 33 parliamentary seats
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's new cabinet – comprising 25 ministers and 11 state ministers – gives more representational significance to Dhaka and Chattogram compared to other divisions.
The Dhaka division, which has 70 parliamentary seats, has got 10 ministers and five state ministers in the cabinet.
The list of ministers also includes PM Hasina, who won the Gopalganj-3 seat, which falls under the Dhaka division.
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Chattogram has bagged the second-highest number of ministers, although only one state minister is representing the division alongside eight ministers.
Of the eight ministers, one is a technocrat minister – an expert instead of a career politician.
Meanwhile, the Rajshahi division, which has 39 parliamentary seats, has got one minister and one state minister.
The same goes for Rangpur division, which has 33 parliamentary seats but has been allocated with one minister and one state minister.
Two ministers, but no state minister, have been picked from Khulna, which has 36 parliamentary seats.
Although two state ministers have been selected from Barishal division, no ministers have been picked from there.
Of the two ministers picked from Sylhet division, which has 19 parliamentary seats, one is a technocrat.
