Staff Correspondent:

The Darbar Hall at the Bangabhaban has been bedecked for the swearing-in ceremony of the interim government.

The ceremony will occur at 8:30pm, Joynal Abedin, President Mohammed Shahabuddin’s press secretary.

The president will administer the oath to member of the new interim government, he said.

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will take oath as the head of the interim government.

He arrived at Dhaka’s Shahjalal Airport from Paris on Thursday at 2:10pm.

The exact number of members in the interim government is yet to be confirmed.

However, it is speculated that the government could consist of 11 to 15 members, who will also be sworn in at the same event.

Preparations for approximately 400 guests have been completed in the Darbar Hall.

Politicians, academics, diplomats, and senior government and military officials will attend the ceremony.