Farooq-e-Azam given charge of Liberation War Affairs ministry
Freedom Fighter Farooq-e-Azam, Bir Pratik, has been given charge of the Liberation War Affairs ministry, after being sworn in on Tuesday.
The Cabinet Division issued a notification in this regard.
With the distribution of the portfolio, the number of ministries and divisions under the chief adviser has now reduced to 24.
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Earlier in the morning, he was sworn in as an adviser to the interim government.
The swearing-in-ceremony was held at the Durbar Hall of the Bangabhaban in the morning.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath of office to adviser Farooq-e-Azam while Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain conducted the oath-taking ceremony.
Naval-Commando Farooq-e-Azam took oath at 11:05am in presence of the chief adviser.
A total of 17 members of the "Council of Advisers" headed by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus took oath in three phases.
The president administered the oath to 14 advisers, including the chief adviser, on 8 August while two of them – Supradeep Chakma and Dr Bidhan Ranjan Roy Podder – were sworn in on 11 August.
