Dhaka, Feb 10, 2026: Members of the outgoing interim government of Bangladesh, along with their spouses, have submitted their latest wealth disclosures, revealing changes in their assets over the 2024–25 fiscal year. The statements, covering the period from June 30, 2024, to June 30, 2025, show that advisers and their spouses experienced a median asset growth of around six percent.
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus reported an 11 percent increase in his personal wealth, amounting to roughly Tk 1.6 crore over the year. In contrast, his wife Dr Afrozi Yunus saw a sharp decline in her financial holdings, with her total assets falling by about 40 percent following a significant drop in liquid assets.
Environment and information adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan disclosed that her total assets declined by nearly half, largely due to a reduction of about Tk 1 crore in financial assets. Her husband, Abu Bakar Siddique, reported no notable change in his wealth during the same period.
A similar trend was observed in the family of health adviser Nurjahan Begum. While her own assets remained mostly stable, her husband KM Asaduzzaman reported a substantial fall in wealth, with financial assets shrinking by Tk 1.64 crore, partially offset by a modest increase in non-financial holdings.
Land adviser Ali Imam Majumder reported mixed changes. Although his non-financial assets declined by Tk 11 lakh, his financial assets increased significantly by Tk 62.7 lakh, pushing his overall wealth from Tk 3.37 crore to Tk 3.88 crore.
Former information adviser Mahfuj Alam recorded a notable rise in assets, increasing from Tk 4.2 lakh before assuming office to Tk 12.8 lakh by the end of the fiscal year.
Former sports adviser Asif Mahmud, who did not hold a taxpayer identification number prior to joining the cabinet, declared assets worth Tk 15.3 lakh upon leaving office.
Local government, rural development, industries, and housing adviser Adilur Rahman Khan reported that his assets more than doubled, attributing the increase primarily to inherited land and residential properties. His wife, Dr Saira Rahman Khan, also reported a 12 percent rise in her total wealth.
Primary and mass education adviser Dr Bidhan Ranjan Roy and religious affairs adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hossain both reported asset growth of approximately one-third. Dr Roy’s wealth rose by Tk 1.36 crore, while Dr Hossain added Tk 25 lakh in financial assets. Dr Hossain’s wife, Kamrunnessa Hasina, disclosed a 40 percent increase, driven mainly by gains in non-financial assets.
Commerce and civil aviation adviser Sk Bashir Uddin, the wealthiest member of the interim cabinet, reported little overall change in his holdings. With assets valued at around Tk 92 crore, he added approximately Tk 54 lakh during the year.
Culture adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki experienced an overall decline in personal wealth, as a reduction in non-financial assets outweighed a small increase in financial holdings. His wife, actress Nusrat Imrose Tisha, however, saw her assets surge from Tk 1.4 crore to nearly Tk 3 crore within a year.
According to the disclosures, Sk Bashir Uddin remains the richest adviser, followed by planning adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud and Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus. Dr Wahiduddin attributed his asset growth to proceeds from a development-related agreement.
At the lower end of the spectrum, fisheries adviser Farida Akhtar is the least wealthy among advisers—excluding the two youth advisers—with declared assets of approximately Tk 1 crore.
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