Md. Nahid Islam, one of the coordinators of the reform movement has got the additional responsibility of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting along with the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunication and Information Technology. The change came on Friday in the afternoon with the redistribution of offices among the new four advisers of the interim government, as well as the redistribution of old advisers.
In the change, another coordinator Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan has got the responsibility of the Ministry of Labor and Employment along with the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
Among the old advisers, Brigadier General (Retd.) M Sakhawat Hussain has been removed from the Ministry of Home Affairs and given the responsibility of the Ministry of Textiles and Jute. Lt. Gen. (retd.) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has been given the charge of Home Ministry in his place. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury will handle the Ministry of Agriculture along with Home Affairs.
Among the new advisers, Ali Imam Mazumdar has been attached to the office of Chief Adviser. Muhammad Fawzul Kabir Khan has been given charge of Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources as well as Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges and Ministry of Railways.
Among the older advisers, Saleh Uddin Ahmed has been given the charge of the finance ministry as well as the commerce ministry. Earlier he was given charge of Ministry of Finance and Planning. Professor Asif Nazrul has been given the responsibility of Ministry of Law as well as Ministry of Expatriate Welfare and Foreign Employment and Ministry of Culture. Adilur Rahman Khan has been given the responsibility of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works along with the Ministry of Industry. Syeda Rizwana Hasan will handle the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change as well as the Ministry of Water Resources.
Apart from this, Farooq-e-Azam has received the responsibility of Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief along with Ministry of Liberation War.
A 17-member interim government was formed with Nobel laureate economist Dr. Muhammad Yunus as the chief adviser. Four new advisers were sworn in today. In all, an advisory council of 21 members was formed.
Meanwhile, Ali Imam Majumdar was earlier appointed as Special Official to the Chief Adviser. That appointment has been terminated.
