Advisors not leaving country

Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has described the interim government's advisers as the "proud sons of Bangladesh," assuring that they are all currently in the country and will remain here to continue contributing to the nation's development, reports bdnews24.com.

His comment followed speculations that some of the advisors might be leaving the country soon.

On Sunday, Shafiqul also confirmed that the advisors will remain in office until the new government's swearing-in ceremony, which they are scheduled to attend.

He spoke at the Foreign Service Academy after the final meeting of the Advisory Council on Sunday.

Speculations intensified after the chief advisor's Special Assistant Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb left for Germany on an Emirates Airlines flight early Friday morning.

After the departure made headlines in local media, Taiyeb clarified on Facebook that he left Dhaka after "properly" taking leave from his workplace.

When asked if other advisors were also leaving or how their tenures would conclude, Shafiqul said: "They will arrive at the ceremony in flag-bearing vehicles. After the ceremony concludes, those vehicles will drop them off at their homes, but the flags will no longer be displayed. That is all."