Interim Government: Chief Advisor Dr. Yunus takes charge of Ministry of Science, Naheed on Telecom
Nobel laureate economist Dr. Muhammad Yunus has taken charge of the Ministry of Science and Technology in the interim government. And the 26-year-old coordinator of anti-discrimination student movement Nahid Islam has been made the adviser to the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology. He is a postgraduate student in the Department of Sociology of Dhaka University. As such, the ministry was under young leadership again. But at this time, he will be called as the youngest adviser in history.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Science and Technology remained in the hands of seniors as always. Muhammad Yunus (born: June 28, 1940), a world-renowned advisor to the Ministry of Science and Technology, is a social entrepreneur, philanthropist and Nobel Prize winner. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for establishing the Grameen Bank and introducing the concept of microcredit and microfinance. He has just sworn in as the Chief Advisor to the Interim Government of Bangladesh.
Nahid Islam was born in 1998 in Dhaka. His nickname is 'Fahim'. Nahid's father is a teacher. After passing higher secondary from Government Science College, he was admitted to Dhaka University's Department of Sociology. He already has completed his Masters. Nahid has a younger brother. Besides, he is married in personal life.
The information about the allocation of posts was found in a notification of the Cabinet Department on Friday (August 9).
According to the notification, apart from the Ministry of Science and Technology, the chief advisor Dr. Muhammad Yunus has taken the charge of Cabinet Department, Ministry of Defense, Department of Armed Forces, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges, Ministry of Food, Ministry of Housing and Public Works, Ministry of Lands, Ministry of Textiles and Jute, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Railways and Public Administration.
Besides, Ministry of Shipping, Ministry of Water Resources, Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Ministry of Expatriate Welfare and Foreign Employment, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Labor and Employment, Ministry of Culture, Civil Aviation and Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Liberation War Affairs, Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs and Ministry of Primary and Mass Education are also in charge of Chief Advisor.
Two representatives of the anti-discrimination student movement in the advisory council. Nahid Islam got the posts, telecommunication and information technology ministry and Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan got the youth and sports ministry.
Among the advisers, Saleh Uddin Ahmed has been given the responsibility of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Planning. Dr. Asif Nazrul got the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. Adilur Rahman Khan took the charge of the Ministry of Industry. Hasan Arif got the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives and Md. Touhid Hossain has got the responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Syeda Rizwana Hasan got Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Sharmin S. Murshid got Ministry of Social Welfare, Brigadier General (Retd.) Dr. M Sakhawat Hossain got Ministry of Home Affairs, Dr. A. F. M. Khalid Hossain has been given charge of Ministry of Religious Affairs and Farida Akhtar of Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock.
Apart from this, Nurjahan Begum has got the responsibility of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
According to the notification, an interim government was formed on Thursday (August 8) night under the leadership of Nobel laureate economist Dr. Muhammad Yunus. This order will be effective immediately
Last night, 14 members of the 17-member interim government took oath at Bangabhaban. The responsibilities of various ministries/departments were distributed on Friday. However, it is not yet confirmed how long they will serve.
