Staff Reporter:
Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Thursday listed five noticeable tasks the interim government accomplished in the last three months with its continued “sincere efforts” to solve any crucial issue.
“I think the government has achieved a lot in the last three months. It remains sincere,” he said while responding to a question at a media briefing at Foreign Service Academy on Thursday evening. Deputy Press Secretaries Apurba Jahangir and Abul Kalam Azad Majumder were present at the briefing.
Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus took the oath of office as head of Bangladesh’s interim government on 8 August after protests forced out former prime minister Sheikh Hasina on 5 August.
Alam said, first of all, there has been a smooth transition without any scandal. “Have you heard about any scandal?” he asked.
He said there has been a good recovery from the broken economic state and the interim government received massive global support.
Alam said the interim government has been able to provide a reform roadmap. “[Though] You may say that we have not given a date (for the election).”
The six reform commissions will place their reports to the government by 31 December, reflecting people’s desire and expectations as the government is committed to build a new Bangladesh.
The commissions—the Electoral System Reform Commission, Police Administration Reform Commission, Judiciary Reform Commission, Anti-Corruption Reform Commission, Public Administration Reform Commission, and Constitution Reform Commission—are now working to produce their recommendations.
Based on the commissions’ reports, the next phase of broad-based dialogue and consultation between the stakeholders that include political parties and professional bodies on one hand, and the interim government on the other hand will be held.
Press Secretary Alam said the country faced many challenges over the last three months—there were issues like price hikes of essentials, unrest in the RMG sector, and severe floods, and the government overcame those crises.
After the revolution, Alam said there were many demands from various quarters and the interim government through discussion tried to address those which were deliverable.
