Five reform commissions to submit reports on Jan 15

Five reform commissions are scheduled to submit their reports on January 15, presenting crucial recommendations for structural and procedural changes across multiple sectors.

This development follows a meeting on Saturday (January 4), between four advisers and the heads of the reform commissions at the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) office in the MIDAS Center, Dhaka.

Law Affairs Adviser Asif Nazrul, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Energy Adviser Fouzul Kabir Khan, and Industries Adviser Adilur Rahman represented the advisory panel in the meeting, which lasted throughout the day.

During the meeting, the reform commission heads provided updates on their work and shared key insights with the advisers.

According to sources, five of the six reform commissions that were formed in the first phase are set to submit their reports to the chief adviser on 15 January, while the judiciary reform commission has been granted an extension until 31 January.

Additionally, the interim government is likely to hold a dialogue with political parties about the reform proposals following the submissions of the commissions.

A 'National Unity Commission' will be formed, consisting of the heads of the six reform commissions, who will facilitate the dialogue under the leadership of Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus. The coordination meeting with the reform commission chiefs was part of the preparations ahead of the upcoming dialogue, according to sources.