Mahfuj Alam has been appointed adviser to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry.
The Cabinet Division issued a notification in this regard on Wednesday, UNB reports.
Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus appointed him the Information Adviser a day after Nahid Islam stepped down from the position.
Mafuj Alam took the oath of office as an adviser on November 10 last year but had not held a specific portfolio.
Earlier, he was appointed as the Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser on August 28, just 20 days after the formation of the interim government.
Mafuj Alam is a graduate of the Law Department of Dhaka University.
