The size of the advisory council of the interim government led by professor Muhammad Yunus is going to be expanded as four more advisers are likely to take oath today.
Special assistant to the chief adviser and former cabinet secretary Ali Imam Majumder, retired secretary Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, economist Wahiduddin Muhammad and retired Lieutenant General聽 Jahangir Alam Chowdhury are likely to take oath as advisers, according to officials.聽
Four or five more advisers are set to take oath as members of the incumbent interim government Friday afternoon, Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha reported on Thursday without naming anyone.
鈥楾he swearing-in ceremony will take place at Bangabhaban Durbar Hall at 4:00 on Friday... But details, including the names of proposed advisers couldn鈥檛 be known immediately,鈥� president鈥檚 press secretary Md Joynal Abedin told media Thursday afternoon.
Earlier, 17 advisers of Muhammad Yunus-led interim government were sworn-in in three phases starting on August 8 following the fall of Sheikh Hasina government in the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement.
Hasina resigned and fled to India on August 5. On that day, the cabinet was dissolved. On the next day, the president dissolved the 12th Jatiya Sangsad.
