Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi economist,entrepreneur,politician,and civil society leader,who has been serving as the 5th Chief Adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh since 8 August 2024. Yunus was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts of microcredit and microfinance. Yunus has received several other national and international honors,including the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 2010.
Farida Akhtar Poppy,known by her stage name Babita,is a Bangladeshi film actress. She is best known for her performance in Satyajit Ray's Distant Thunder,a novel adaptation about the Bengal famine of 1943,which won the Golden Bear prize at the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival in 1973. She was active in the 1970s through 1990s as an actress in Bangladeshi films. She acted in 275 films.
Chittagong Government High School is a public secondary school in Kotwali Thana of Chittagong,Bangladesh.
The Chief Adviser is the title of both the head of the abolished caretaker and the interim government of Bangladesh,who serves as the head of government during the transition period between one elected government and another. With powers roughly equivalent to those of the prime minister of an elected government,their executive power is limited by the constitution. The Chief Adviser leads an Advisory Committee comprising several advisers,all of them selected from among politically neutral individuals to be acceptable to all major political parties.
Ayub Quadri is a former advisor for the ministries of Education and Cultural Affairs to the interim Government of Bangladesh that assumed power on January 11,2007. After serving as an advisor for 11 months,he resigned from the post over a scandal concerning artifact theft.
Hawa Bhaban is the political office of the chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party,and monitors party affairs on the chair's behalf. It was viewed as an "alternate power house" in Bangladesh when BNP was in power from 2001 to 2006. It became controversial during the 2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis when the party joint secretary was Tarique Rahman,son and heir apparent of the chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party Khaleda Zia. Some government officials maintained regular contact with viya (Tareq) to manipulate administrative matters such as promotion,posting,appointment etc. in different ministries and divisions. This resulted in a parallel government being administered from Hawa Bhaban.
Syeda Rizwana Hasan is a Bangladeshi lawyer and environmentalist. She is currently an adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh and as Minister of Environment,Forest and Climate Change. As an environmentalist,her work is focused on regulations for the shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh,and was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2009. She was also awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2012 for her "uncompromising courage and impassioned leadership in a campaign of judicial activism in Bangladesh that affirms the people's right to a good environment as nothing less than their right to dignity and life."
Anwarul Iqbal was an adviser of 2007–2009 interim caretaker government of Bangladesh. He was appointed as Local Government and Rural Development Minister &Labour Minister of the non-party interim caretaker government of Bangladesh on 17 January 2007 and remained in that post until elections were held two years later. Later he was given the charge of the Jute &Textile Ministry. He had the responsibility to head three ministries of the government of Bangladesh. He served as the 25th Inspector General of Bangladesh police. He went into voluntary retirement from the IGP post after he had been made officer on special duty and within few days he took charge as the adviser of the caretaker government headed by Fakhruddin Ahmed during the state of emergency in Bangladesh which was declared on 11 January 2007.
Chittagong Collegiate School is a government educational institution in Chittagong,the southern port city in Bangladesh. It provides education from 5th to 12th grade. The school was established in 1836,and in 2016 celebrated its 180 years of establishment.
Begum Rokeya Padak,named after Begum Rokeya,is a Bangladeshi national honour conferred on individual women for their exceptional achievement. The award is given by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs of the Government of Bangladesh. First awarded in 1995,the Rokeya Padak recognises the pioneering contribution of an individual in empowering women and raising women's issues.
Aparna Ghosh is a Bangladeshi actress,theater artist and model. She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress twice for her roles in the films Mrittika Maya (2013) and Gondi (2020).
Wahiduddin Mahmud is an economist from Bangladesh. He has been serving as an adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh since 16 August 2024. He is a member of the United Nations Committee for Development Policy. He was in charge of the Ministry of Finance and Planning in the caretaker government of Bangladesh in 1996.
Abul Fayez Muhammad Khalid Hossain is a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and currently serves as the Adviser for Religious Affairs in the Yunus interim government since 8 August 2024. His appointment marks the first time an Islamic scholar has held this advisory role in Bangladesh. He is also the Vice President of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh and serves as the Education Adviser for Islami Andolan Bangladesh. He previously held the position of President of Islami Chhatra Samaj,the student wing of the Nizam-e-Islam Party. In academia,he is a visiting professor at the International Islamic University Chittagong and has previously served as an adjunct professor at the Asian University of Bangladesh. He was also the head of the Department of Islamic History and Culture at Omargani M.E.S. College. His editorial roles include serving as the editor of the monthly journal At-Tawheed and assistant editor of Balagh al-Sharq. He serves as a columnist for four national newspapers and has authored over two hundred research articles in a range of journals,including The Muslim World League Journal. He has published 20 books and was a key figure in editing volumes 3 to 9 of the second edition of the Islami Bishwakosh and the Sirat Encyclopedia,both published by the Islamic Foundation Bangladesh.
Ali Imam Majumder is an advisor to the 2024 Bangladesh interim government. He is a former Bangladeshi government official who served as the cabinet secretary. He is the secretary general of Transparency International Bangladesh and an executive committee member of Citizens for Good Governance (SHUJAN).
An interim government led by the Muhammad Yunusministry was formed on 8 August 2024 in Bangladesh,following the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 5 August 2024 amid nationwide student and public protests against the government. Following the dissolution of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad on 6 August 2024,the interim cabinet will remain in office until a new Prime Minister is appointed after a snap general election. The government,like the previous non-caretaker government interim administrations,is extra-constitutional. However,the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh affirmed the legality of the stopgap government on 9 August 2024,citing the urgent need to manage state affairs and address the constitutional vacuum,similar to previous cases. The main pledge of his ministry is organize a constituent assembly to draft and adopt a new,democratic and inclusive constitution,ensuring the inviolability of human dignity.
Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan is a Bangladeshi student activist,who is currently serving as an advisor to the Bangladesh interim government. He is a key coordinator of the Anti-discrimination Students Movement,which led the 2024 Bangladesh quota reform and Non-cooperation movements,culminating in Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation.
Sharmeen Murshid is a member of the advisory council of the Bangladesh interim government. She was chief executive officer of human rights organization Brotee which has been working for the rights of marginalized groups,especially the indigenous people since 2001. She is currently serving as Adviser to the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs as well as Ministry of Social Welfare.
Faruk-e-Azam is a member of the advisory council of the Bangladesh Interim Government. He actively took part in the Bangladesh Liberation War and later awarded Bir Protik gallantry award by the Government of Bangladesh. He was a naval commando and a deputy commander of the expeditionary team in Operation Jackpot.
Nurjahan Begum is an advisor to the 2024 Bangladesh interim government.
Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan is a Bangladeshi economist and retired civil servant. He has been serving as adviser for the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges,Ministry of Railways,and Ministry of Power,Energy and Mineral Resources of the interim government of Bangladesh since 16 August 2024.
