Online Desk: Two of the student movement coordinators Md Nahid Islam and Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan are also in the interim government.
The swear-in ceremony held at the Bangabhaban on Thursday night.
Guests have already started gathering.
According to the Cabinet Division, there are 16 advisors.
Among them, Syeda Rezwana Hasan, chief executive of BELA, and Bangladeshi attorney and environmentalist, has confirmed the matter to media.
Another advisor Farida Akhtar, a women’s rights activist, has also confirmed her role.
Two of the student movement coordinators Md Nahid Islam and Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan are also in the interim government.
The other 12 members are:
Brigadier General M Sakhawat Hossain, Saleh Uddin Ahmed, Dr Asif Nazrul, DU Professor; Adilur Rahman Khan, founder of Odhikar; Hasan Arif, Touhid Hossain, Supradeep Chakma, chairman CHTDB; Bidhan Ranjan Roy, AFM Khalid Hasan, Hefazat-e-Islam nayeb-e-ameer and Islami Andolan Bangladesh adviser; Nurjahan Begum, Grameen Telecom trustee; Sharmeen Murshid, freedom fighter; and Farooqui Azam.
Earlier on 7 August, Army chief General Waker-uz-Zaman said the interim government, which will be led by Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus will take oath today.
Responding to a query from journalists on the estimated members of the upcoming interim government, he said, “The interim government will be comprised of 15 members. However, the number can change later.”
