This evening, Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel laureate, took the oath of office as the main advisor of a 17-member transitional administration.
The oath was administered here in the Durbar Hall of the Bangabhaban by President Mohammed Shahabuddin.
Thirteen of the sixteen other members of the temporary government’s council swore an oath; the other three will do so at a later time.
In his initial oath, Dr. Muhammad Yunus served as the temporary government’s chief advisor. He afterwards swore an oath of secrecy.
The 13 council advisers were subsequently sworn in by the president. The oath of secrecy was likewise signed by the advisors.
The members of the advisory council are: Dr Saleh Uddin Ahmed, Dr. Asif Nazrul, Adilur Rahman Khan, Hasan Arif, Towhid Hossain, Syeda Rezwana Hasan, Md Nahid Islam, Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan, Brigadier General (Retd) M Sakhawat Hussain, Farida Akhter, AFM Khalid Hasan, Nurjahan Begu and Sharmin Murshid.
Cabinet Secretary Md. Mahbub Hossain conducted the oath-taking ceremony.
Attendees included senior military and civilian commanders, judges, chiefs of the three services, inspectors general of police (IGP), political party leaders, representatives of numerous groups, freedom fighters, senior journalists, and other dignitaries.
Since they were not in the nation’s capital, Dhaka, Bidhan Ranjan Roy, Farooqi Azam, and Suprodip Chakma were unable to take the oath.
