The Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) greeted M A Mannan MP who took over as the new Planning Minister on 8 January 2019 at his office on the Planning Commission campus at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka.

On 8 January 2019, Abul Mansur Md. Faizullah, ndc, Secretary in Charge of IME Division, led a team of his Division while greeting the new Planning Minister with a bouquet.

The Secretary in Charge, who joined the IME Division on 29 November 2018, was accompanied by Director General of CPTU and Additional Secretary, Md Faruque Hossain, Additional Secretary Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Joint Secretary Md Mahmudul Haque and Deputy Secretary Mst Hajera Khatun of Administration, IME Division, Ministry of Planning.

Earlier on 7 January 2019, Hon’ble President Abdul Hamid administered the oath to office to Sheikh Hasina as the Prime Minister. After the swearing-in of Hon’ble Prime Minister the President administered the oath of office to the Council of Ministers at the Bangabhaban.

On 30 December 2018, the Awami League-led Grand Alliance swept to a landslide victory in the 11^th Parliamentary elections.

During the immediate-past AL government M A Manan MP held the portfolio of the State Minister for Finance and State Minister for Planning.

A H M Mustafa Kamal FCA MP, who performed as the Planning Minister of the last government has been made the Finance Minister in the new government.

In the afternoon, the immediate-past Planning Minister was accorded a farewell reception in presence of the new Planning Minister and officers at the NEC-2 auditorium.