Three more advisers took oath at the Durbar Hall of Bangabhaban this evening.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath to them at 7:30 pm. After the oath-taking ceremony is over, they, respectively, signed an oath of cabinet and an oath of secrecy as well.
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and other dignitaries were present at the ceremony.
The newly sworn-in advisers are businessman Sheikh Bashir Uddin, cultural personality filmmaker Mostofa Sarowar Farooki and special assistant to the chief adviser Mahfuz Alam.
Cabinet Secretary Dr Sheikh Abdur Rashid conducted the oath ceremony.
When additional secretary of Cabinet Division, Sanjida Sobhan, passed away, neither her son nor daughter was eligible for pension benefits in the absence of the husband.
To determine who in her family should receive these benefits, officials held a series of meetings over recent months.
To enable Sobhan grandchildren to receive the remaining pension and gratuity benefits, the Finance Ministry has revised the definition of "family" in the Pension Rules and Retirement Benefits, now including the deceased employee grandchildren.
The Ministry of Finance issued a circular today (10 November) in this regard.
The government has formed a selection committee to recommend candidates for the positions of the chairman and commissioners of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
Justice Md Rezaul Haque of the Appellate Division will chair the five-member committee, according to a notification issued by the Cabinet Division today (10 November).
The committee members include High Court Justice Farah Mahbub, Comptroller and Auditor General Nurul Islam, Bangladesh Public Service Commission Chairman Prof Dr Mobasser Monem, and recently retired cabinet secretary Md Mahbub Hossain.
The Bangladesh Bank will conduct a forensic audit of mobile financial service (MFS) provider Nagad.
The decision was taken at a board meeting of the central bank today (10 November), the regulator spokesperson Husne Ara Shikha told journalists.
According to Investopedia, a forensic audit is an examination and evaluation of a firm or individual financial records.