In Bangladesh, four more advisers to the interim government were sworn in yesterday. President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath to them at the Durbar Hall of Bangabhaban, Dhaka.

The new advisers were sworn-in in the presence of interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and other advisers. Chiefs of the three services were also present on the occasion.

As per the Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), the adviser who took oath were – Economist Wahiduddin Mahmud, former secretary Muhammad Fawzul Kabir Khan, former cabinet secretary Ali Imam Majumder and former director general of defunct Bangladesh Rifles Lt. Gen (Retd.) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury.

With the swearing-in of the four advisers, the members of the ‘Council of Advisers’ in the Yunus-led interim government now stands at 21.

In the face of student-people uprising, Sheikh Hasina resigned as the Prime Minister and fled the country on 5th of this month. Subsequently, the parliament was dissolved and an interim government, led by Prof Yunus, was formed.