Interim govt expands Advisory Council, 3 new advisers take oath
The advisers are businessman Sheikh Bashir Uddin, filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki and Mahfuj Alam, who have been serving as a special assistant to Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus
Three new advisers to the interim government took oath at Bangabhaban in the capital this (10 November) evening.
The advisers are businessman Sk Bashir Uddin, filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki and special assistant to the chief adviser Mahfuj Alam.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath at the Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban in the presence of Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and senior government officials and dignitaries.
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Sk Bashir Uddin is the managing director of Akij-Bashir Group, a leading industrial conglomerate in the country. He is the son of industrialist Sk Akij Uddin.
Mostofa Sarwar Farooki is a film director, producer and screenwriter. He became famous for his films "Third Person Singular Number", "Television", and "No Bed of Roses" which were critically acclaimed at home and abroad.
Mahfuj Alam was one of the coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, which led the student-people mass uprising in July-August. He was later appointed special assistant to the chief adviser.
With the latest addition, the number of advisers to the interim government now stands at 24, including the chief adviser.
Currently, three advisers are responsible for three ministries each, while 10 advisers oversee two ministries each.
The interim government took charge on 8 August, three days after the Awami League government had been ousted in the mass upsurge.
Back in October, sources at the Secretariat had said the council of advisers would likely induct some new faces soon to speed up administrative activities. The distribution of ministries and departments may also see a reshuffle.
