Nitai Roy Chowdhury sworn in as cabinet minister in Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government.

Exam-focused facts from the 18 February 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Nitai Roy Chowdhury is the only Hindu minister in Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's cabinet.
He was elected MP from Magura-2 on a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) ticket, defeating Jamaat-e-Islami rival.
Chowdhury previously served as Minister of Youth and Sports for about three months from September 1990 in Hussain Muhammad Ershad's government.
He is Vice Chairman of BNP's Central Committee and a senior advisor and strategist to the party leadership.
Chowdhury is an alumnus of University of Dhaka and studied law there after early education at Magura Government College.
His daughter Nipun Roy Chowdhury is an active BNP member and has held district-level leadership positions.