Three new advisers of the interim government have taken oath at the Bangabhaban in the evening on Sunday.
The advisers are businessman Sheikh Bashir Uddin, filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki and 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.
Sheikh Bashir Uddin is the managing director of Akij-Bashir Group, a leading industrial conglomerate of the country. He is the son of industrialist Sheikh 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 currently holds the position of special assistant to the chief adviser.
