DHAKA: Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam today announced that the expansion of the council of advisers is set to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the interim government’s operations. This development is intended to address the demands of governing following recent political changes.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Alam emphasized that the inclusion of new advisers would significantly boost the government’s pace. “The expansion of the council of advisers will increase the pace of the government’s works,” he told BSS. The newly appointed advisers are recognized experts in their respective fields, and their expertise is expected to benefit the nation’s governance.
The latest appointments include businessman Sheikh Bashir Uddin, cultural personality and filmmaker Mostofa Sarowar Farooki, and special assistant to the chief adviser Mahfuj Alam. Their swearing-in ceremony took place this evening at Bangabhaban, bringing the total number of advisers to 24.
The backdrop of this expa
nsion follows the recent appointment of Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus as the chief adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government. Yunus assumed this role on August 8, following the fall of the Awami League government, which was toppled by a student-led mass uprising on August 5.