The advisory council of the interim government will hold another round of dialogue with the political parties before the six reform commissions begin their work in full swing.
鈥楾he dialogue will be held very soon,鈥� the chief adviser鈥檚 press secretary Shafiqul Alam told a press conference at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital on Monday.
The press conference was organised to brief the media about chief adviser Muhammad Yunus鈥檚 participation in the United Nations General Assembly in the past week.
Shafiqul called the chief adviser鈥檚 visit highly successful and historic.
In his address to the nation on September 11, Yunus announced the formation of six commissions for reforms in the electoral system, police, judiciary, public administration, constitution and Anti-Corruption Commission.
Badiul Alam Majumder will head the electoral system reform commission; Safar Raz Hossain will head the police reform commission; Justice Shah Abu Naeem Mominur Rahman will head the judiciary reform commission; Iftekharuzzaman will lead the Anti-Corruption Commission reform commission; Abdul Mueed Chowdhury will lead the public administration reform commission; and prominent lawyer Shahdeen Malik was first announced to head the Constitution Reform Commission to be later replaced by professor Ali Riaz.
According to the announcement of the interim government, the commissions were supposed to start work from today (October 1).
The formation of six reform commissions, however, has not been gazetted yet.聽
The government has asked the commissions to complete their work and submit reports by December 31.
Responding to questions from the journalists at the Monday press conference, the chief adviser鈥檚 press secretary said that the reform commissions were scheduled to start their work from today.
鈥楤ut before they start their work the advisory council wants to hold another round of discussions with the political parties,鈥� he said.
Shafiqul remarked that with the announcement of the names of the commission heads their work had started to some extent.
鈥楽ince political parties are a stakeholder here, the commissions will discuss with them and ask for their opinion,鈥� he said.
The press secretary at the briefing also highlighted the chief adviser鈥檚 meetings with high-level delegations, including US president Joe Biden and many other heads of states and governments, regarding obtaining loans.
Referring to an interview of Yunus given to the New York Times in New York, Sahfiqul Alam said that the chief adviser would not contest in the next polls and he had no wish to join politics.
Responding to a question, he said that there was no discussion about the interim government鈥檚 timeframe during the visit.
鈥楾he timeframe of the interim government would be determined by the people of Bangladesh,鈥� he added.
The chief adviser鈥檚 deputy press secretary Mohammad Abul Kalam Azad Majumder and Apurba Jahangir were also present at the press conference.
