Staff Reporter:
The government has extended the tenure of the National Consensus Commission (NCC) until 31 October, with an immediate effect.
On Thursday, the Cabinet Division issued a gazette notification in this regard.
This is the third time the tenure of the Consensus Commission has been extended. On 15 September, the term was extended by one month, and this time, it has been extended by another 15 days.
On 12 February, the government formed a seven-member NCC, led by Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, with a view to building a consensus of political parties on the recommendations submitted by six reform commissions.
Ali Riaz, head of the Constitution Reform Commission, is serving as the vice-president of the Consensus Commission.
Other members include M Aiyub Mia, member of the Public Administration Reform Commission; Safar Raj Hossain, head of the Police Administration Reform Commission; Badiul Alam Majumdar, head of the Election System Reform Commission; Justice Emdadul Huq, head of the Judiciary Reform Commission; and Iftekharuzzaman, head of the Anti-Corruption Commission Reform Commission.
Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser Monir Haidar is also engaged in the consensus building process with the commission.
The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs is providing all kinds of secretarial support to the National Consensus Commission.
