In the year of 2018 and was given the responsibilities of the same ministry as State Minister. His addition to the Ministry brought robustness, which was in line with the vision 2021. As a State Minister, he envisioned and expedited a plethora of organizational and technical changes. Some of the highlights during his tenure are:   Nasrul Hamid has been awarded by the distinguished organizations and countries. He receives the Order of Civil Merit (Orden del Civil Mérito) of Spain from Spanish Ambassador Álvaro de Salas Giménez de Azcárate on behalf of King FELIPE VI, Kingdom of Spain at a programme in Dhaka. This is the highest civilian award by the Government of Spain. King FELIPE VI honored H.E. Nasrul Hamid for his significant contribution to the improvement of bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Spain. He has been honoured with “Visionary Leader of Change” award. World HRD Congress, an India-based organisation, selected Mr. Hamid for the award for organising the youths of Bangladesh and making great contribution to increasing their capabilities and financial opportunities. Hamid has been awarded 'Charismatic Leader of the Youth' by The Golden Globe Tigers 2018 for his significant contribution for creating youth development opportunities in Bangladesh. The Golden Globe Tigers is a Malaysian-based organization which recognizes Charismatic Leaders from all over the world.