Ministry of Defence

PM Tarique Rahman holds the Defence portfolio directly; he does not have a separate Defence Minister. AKM Shamsul Islam is Defence Adviser (state minister equivalent), additionally charged with AFD from April 6, 2026. MoD does not exercise command over armed forces -- operational command authority rests with the Armed Forces Division (AFD). Budget figure of Tk 40,698 crore converted to BDT: 406,980,000,000 (1 crore = 10,000,000). Staff count not publicly available at sanctioned-post level. 13th Parliament sworn in February 2026; BNP-led government under PM Tarique Rahman is the first elected government since the July 2024 uprising ended Hasina's administration. Activity evidence hold: removed 3 exact generated refresh event(s) on read. Generated scores, positions, activity actions and verification stamps are unavailable. Retained events and unmatched action text require source review; original raw records are unchanged.