The election’s date will be determined by the political discourse around it and the reform commissioners’ findings. The election’s schedule will then be decided upon.
Shafiqul Alam, the press secretary for the chief adviser, made this declaration on Monday night during a news conference held at the Foreign Service Academy in the nation’s capital. He was responding to inquiries from several media sites.
During the news conference, General Waker-uz-Zaman, the head of the army, spoke with Reuters. The press secretary responded to this by saying, “Read the Reuters report carefully… That is not found in the English report at all, to quote. The phrase “following the reforms” appears in the sixth paragraph of the report, followed by a reference to around 18 months. Whether it is to last for sixteen, eighteen, twelve, or six months will be determined by the people of Bangladesh.
The press secretary went on, “When is the election scheduled to happen? Whether it will occur in sixteen, twelve, or eight months is unknown at this time. The army chief was only making a statement.”
The main purpose of this news conference was to discuss Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus’s trip to the United States for the UN General Assembly (UNGA).
Shafiqul Alam, his press secretary, called the visit historic and a great success.
Additionally, he said that prior to the six reform commissions the government has established starting their full operations, the advisory council of the interim administration will confer with political parties. This conversation will happen very soon.
Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus proposed the creation of six commissions to implement changes in the constitution, public administration, police, judiciary, and anti-corruption office during his speech to the country on September 11.
The commissions responsible for overseeing the reform of the electoral system, police administration, judiciary, anti-corruption, and public administration are to be led by Badiul Alam Majumdar, Sarfraz Chowdhury, Justice Shah Abu Naeem Mominur Rahman, Iftekharuzzaman of the TIB, and former secretary Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury.
The constitution revision commission’s chief was originally supposed to be renowned attorney Shahdeen Malik, but that was later altered, and professor Ali Riaz was assigned the position.
The interim government’s announcement stated that the commissions were scheduled to begin operations on Tuesday. But as of right now, no announcement has been made on the creation of the six reform commissions. The commissions have been asked by the administration to turn in their reports by December 13th, once their work is over.
The press secretary for the top adviser stated that the commissions’ work is set to start on Tuesday in response to inquiries from the media regarding the commissions’ status during Monday’s news conference. Nonetheless, the advisory council wishes to have additional talks with the nation’s major parties before to reaching a final resolution.
He noted that although the names of the leaders of the commissions have been released, the commissions have already began preparatory work to some extent. Political parties are important stakeholders, so the council will first communicate with them and get their input before taking any further action.
Shafiqul Alam, the press secretary, responded to another query by saying, “I can tell you one thing: the discussions will take place very soon. You will observe that the commission’s work has formally started following the discussion.”
At the press briefing were Apurba Jahangir and Muhammad Abul Kalam Azad Majumder, the deputy press secretaries for the chief adviser.
