The council of advisers of interim government expanded again with three more taking oath as advisers on Sunday.
The new advisers are Mahfuj Alam, special assistant to the chief adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, businessman Sheikh Bashir Uddin and noted filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki.
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.
With the latest addition, the number of advisers of the interim government now stands at 24, including Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus.
Mahfuj Alam held the position of special assistant to the Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus since August 29.
A student of the 2015-16 session of Dhaka University's Law Department, Mahfuj is a coordinator of the liaison committee of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement that spearheaded the movement that toppled the Awami League-led government.
On September 24, at an event on the sidelines of the UN general assembly, Prof Yunus introduced Mahfuj as the brains behind the uprising.
Mahfuj has repeatedly denied it saying he was one of many who took part in the mass uprising.
Bashir Uddin is the managing director of Akij Bashir Group, one of the leading industrial conglomerates in the country. He is the son of Sheikh Akij Uddin.Mostofa Sarwar Farooki is a renowned filmmaker. Over the decades, he has become a familiar face by making films and plays.
The expansion of the Council of Advisers came after different quarters suggested expanding it to bring dynamism to the government's activities.
Thirteen advisers of the interim government, led by Prof Muhammad Yunus, took office on August 8 after Awami League President Sheikh Hasina resigned as Prime Minister and fled the country on August 5.
Subsequently, the parliament was dissolved.
Two more advisers took oath on August 11. Another adviser took oath on August 13 and four more on August 16.
