Freedom fighter Farooq-e-Azam Bir Pratik has been given the charge of the adviser to the Ministry for Liberation War Affairs.
The Cabinet Division issued a notification in this regard on Tuesday.
There were 25 ministries and departments under the Chief Adviser. Now the number of ministries and divisions under the Chief Adviser has been reduced to 24 with the distribution of the portfolio.
Earlier in the morning, he was sworn in as an adviser to the interim government.
The swearing-in- ceremony was held at the Durbar Hall of the Bangabhaban in the morning.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath of office to adviser Farooq-e-Azam while cabinet secretary Md Mahbub Hossain conducted the oath-taking ceremony.
Naval-Commando Farooq-e-Azam took oath at 11:05am in presence of the chief adviser.
A total of 17 members of the ‘Council of Advisers’ headed by Nobel Laureate Prof Dr. Muhammad Yunus took oath in three phases.
The president administered the oath to 14 advisers, including the chief adviser, on Thursday last while two of them – Supradeep Chakma and Dr. Bidhan Ranjan Roy Podder- were sworn in on Sunday.
