Staff Reporter :
Chief Adviser of the interim government Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said they (govt) are committed to presenting an outline of democratic Bangladesh for the future generation.
“We are committed to formulating an outline of a democratic Bangladesh for our children so that we don’t fall into the hands of any dictatorship and we can say we live in a democratic country.
So that we all can claim that this country is ours – we are working towards this goal,” the Chief Adviser said this while delivering the televised address before the nation in the evening.
Dr. Yunus emphasized that his government’s efforts on reforming in major sectors for ensuring good governance and progress of the country.
The Chief Adviser said the interim government has decided to form six commissions to bring reforms in six major sectors of the country.
The sectors are the elections system, police administration, judiciary, anti-corruption commission, public administration, and the constitution.
Badiul Alam Majumdar, Secretary of Su shashoner jonno nagorik (Shujan), will lead the election system reform commission while Sarfaraz Chowdhury will lead the police administration reform commission. Justice Shah Abu Nayeem Mominur Rahman will lead the judiciary reform commission.
Iftekharuzzaman, executive director of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), will lead the anti-corruption reform commission; Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury, a former adviser to the caretaker government, will lead the public administration reform commission and Dr Shahdeen Malik, an advocate of the Supreme Court, will lead the constitution reform commission.
The names of other members of the commission will be fixed upon talking with the heads of the commissions. Members of the advisory committee, and representatives of the movement — students, general people, civil society, and political parties — will be present at the discussions and meetings of the commissions, the Chief Adviser said.
The commissions are expected to start their functions from October 1 and they are expected to complete their work within the next three months, he said.
The government will hold meetings with the main political parties on the basis of the reports of the commissions and the framework for the reform will be finalised upon holding a three-to-seven-day consultation meeting with the participation of the representatives of the students, civil society, political parties and the government.
He also said that a hint will also be given on how the framework will be implemented.
“We believe that this will make the whole nation strong and optimistic in the implementation of the message of the July mass uprising and uniting all to rebuild the state,” Prof Yunus said.
Focusing on law and order situation, he urged all not to take the law into their own hands.
Dr. Yunus warned that if anyone takes the law into his or her own hands and creates a chaotic situation in the society, he or she will definitely be brought to justice.
He said, “We (Bangladesh) are a nation of communal harmony. No one shall do any act that destroys religious harmony.”
At the inception of his speech, the Chief Adviser recalled the martyrs and the victims who participated in the student-people revolution against the fascist force.
He reiterated that the families of all the martyrs would be rehabilitated while the government will bear the entire expenditures for the treatment of all injured students, workers and commoners.
A complete list of martyrs and injured has been prepared for the long-term and costly treatment for the injured and looking after the families of the martyrs, he said, adding that updates of this list will be made.