Professor C R Abrar took oath as an adviser of the interim government led by Prof Muhammad Yunus.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath at 11:00 am at Bangabhaban on Wednesday.
Shafiqul Alam, the chief adviser's press secretary, said during a briefing on Tuesday that C R Abrar is expected to take charge of the education ministry.
He will take over from Wahiduddin Mahmud as the education adviser.
Professor C R Abrar completed his studies at the University of Dhaka, the University of Sussex, and Griffith University in Australia.
His works have been featured in volumes published by Westview Press, Blackwell, Earthscan, and Macmillan India.
The new adviser is a former faculty member in the Department of International Relations at the University of Dhaka.
With this, the number of advisers in the interim government stands at 23.
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