File photo of Bangladesh Secretariat Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

Never before the names of new Cabinet members were announced before the swearing-in ceremony

At least 31 new faces will be included into the 47-member strong Cabinet.

In an unprecedented move, the new members of the Cabinet led by Sheikh Hasina was announced at a press conference at 5pm on Sunday.

Never before the names of new Cabinet members were announced before the swearing-in ceremony. Previously, the Cabinet Division had released the final list after the oath-taking ceremony.

This year, the event will be take place at 3:30pm at the Bangabhaban on Monday.

The prime minister handed the complete list of Cabinet members to the cabinet secretary during a meeting at Ganabhaban on Sunday morning, according to reports.

The Cabinet Division also asked the Department of Government Transport to prepare vehicles for the new ministers.

The previous Cabinet, led by Hasina, had 32 ministers, 17 ministers of state and two deputy ministers. Four technocrat ministers had resigned from their posts before the election.