Six reform commissions on Friday began discussing short and long-term strategies to develop a roadmap for implementing their recommendations.
The interim government formed 11 reform commissions in two phases after assuming power on August 8 last year with these six commissions were formed in the first phase.
Of the commissions, four鈥� the ones on constitution, electoral system, police and Anti-Corruption Commission鈥攕ubmitted their recommendations on January 15. The public administration reform commission and judiciary reform commission are expected to publish summaries of their recommendations by January31.
These six commissions are also set to comprise the National Consensus Commission led by the chief adviser professor Muhammad Yunus.
The aim of the consensus commission will be to conduct dialogues with political parties regarding the implementation of the reform proposals.
Friday鈥檚 meeting of the commission was held at the constitution reform commission office on the Jatiya Sangsad premises.
鈥榃e are analysing the reform proposals already submitted, seeking clarity where needed and determining how best and when to implement them,鈥� said Professor Ali Riaz, chief of the constitution reform commission and vice-chair of the National Consensus Commission.
Professor Riaz chaired the meeting, which was attended by electoral reform commission chief Badiul Alam Majumder, police reform commission chief Safar Raj Hossain, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) reform commission chief Iftekharuzzaman and judiciary reform commission member Justice Emdadul Haque.
As an initial step in building consensus on the reform proposals, they met at the same venue on Monday. Like the Monday meeting, no representative from the public administration reform commission was present on Friday.
The interim government granted the initially formed six reform commissions an extension until February 15 to finalise their recommendations.
鈥榃ith the extended deadline, we are now coordinating the recommendations and identifying which can be implemented immediately and which require long-term planning,鈥� Professor Riaz said, citing a recent ordinance on the appointment of the Supreme Court judges as an example of a short-term step in implementing the reform proposals.
On Tuesday, law adviser Asif Nazrul disclosed the ordinance, which includes provisions for an independent council for appointing judges to the Supreme Court, the introduction of a separate secretariat for the judiciary and a permanent attorney service.
The ordinance aligns with the recommendations made by the constitution reform commission, Professor Riaz noted.
