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Renowned filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, AkijBashir Group Managing Director Sk Bashir Uddin, and special assistant to chief adviser Mahfuj Alam were sworn in as advisers to the interim government last night.

The chief adviser also reassigned some advisers and appointed three special assistants who would be of the rank of state ministers.

President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath at Darbar Hall of the Bangabhaban in presence of the chief adviser, senior officials, and dignitaries.

With the inclusion of the three, the interim government now has 24 advisers.

Farooki, a familiar face for his critically acclaimed films and plays over the decades, was given the charge of the cultural affairs ministry.

Bashir, a leading businessman, is the adviser of commerce and jute and textile ministries.

Mahfuj Alam was yet to be assigned any ministry.

A student of 2015-16 academic session of Dhaka University’s Law Department, Mahfuj is a coordinator of the liaison committee of the student movement against discrimination. He was a pivotal figure in chalking up different programmes during the quota reforms protest that turned into a mass uprising in July.

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According to a gazette notification issued by the cabinet

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