Portfolios of two new advisers announced

The portfolios of the newly sworn-in advisers have been announced.

Supradeep Chakma has been given the charge of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Ministry while Dr Bidhan Ranjan Roy Poddar has been given Primary and Mass Education Ministry.

The Cabinet Division issued a notification in this regard on Sunday.

The two advisers of the 17-member Council of Advisers to the Interim Government led by Nobel Laureate Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus were sworn in earlier the same day.

President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath while Chief Adviser to the Interim Government Dr. Muhammad Yunus witnessed the ceremony at Darbar Hall of the Bangabhaban.

On Thursday, 13 out of 17 members of the advisers' council of the interim government took oath.

Another adviser, former Navy Commando and valiant Freedom Fighter Farooq-e Azam, Bir Pratik, could not take oath as he was outside of the capital.