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Three out of six reform commissions constituted by the interim government have decided to seek people’s recommendations and opinions for preparing proposals for the government to reform the organisations and the systems.

The commissions – the Anti-Corruption Commission Reform Commission, the Constitutional Reform Commission, and the Electoral Reform Commission – made the announcements in separate press releases on Monday and Sunday evening. 

Interested people would be able to send their opinions to the commissions’ emails, websites, or social media pages.

The Anti-Corruption Commission Reform Commission, in a press release on Monday, invited specific recommendations from citizens for building an effective, independent, and impartial anti-graft agency of the state.

Interested individuals are asked to send their recommendations via the commission’s email address ‘mailto:[email protected]’ by October 30.

Following the third meeting of the Electoral Reform Commission on Monday, the commission chief, Badiul Alam Majumdar, said that a website, an email address, and a Facebook page would be created within a week to gather public opinion and information.

The website would be a subdomain of the Election Commission’s website, he said.

Addressing a post-meeting press conference at the Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital’s Agargaon, Badiul said, ‘We are currently reviewing the laws, rules, and regulations to get a clear understanding and identify specifics to proceed with the reforms.’

He added that the main law under review was the Representation of the People Order.

He said that the commission was also examining the laws on boundary demarcation, voter lists, Election Commission Secretariat, local government elections, and other related areas.

Badiul, also the secretary of civil society organisation Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik, said, ‘The law governing the commission’s appointments is a priority to review.’

Another press release posted on the Constitutional Reform Commission chief Professor Ali Raiz’s varied Facebook page Sunday night said that the commission decided that an email account and a website would be set up within a short time for communication with the people of the country.

The Constitutional Reform Commission held its maiden meeting virtually on Sunday.

The meeting was chaired by Professor Ali Riaz and attended by members including Professor Sumaiya Khair, Barrister Imran Siddique, Professor Muhammad Ekramul Haque, Barrister Mohammad Moin Alam Ferozi, Firoz Ahmed, Mushtain Billah, and Mahfuz Alam.

The other member of the commission, Dr Sharif Bhuiyan, could not attend the meeting, the release said.

The meeting discussed the scope and methodology of the Commission’s works.

Preparations are underway to establish a permanent office for the Commission in the National Parliament premises, the press release said.

On September 12, the interim government’s chief adviser Mohammad Yunus formed six commissions for reforming the national constitution, judiciary, electoral system, public administration, police force, and Anti-Corruption Commission.