Constitutional Reform Commission exchanges views with civil society members
Staff Correspondent
The Constitutional Reform Commission on Wednesday exchanged views with the members of civil society and different organisations.
As part of the ongoing series of talks with different stakeholders, the views-exchange meeting was held at the Cabinet Room of Jatiya Sangsad.
Justice Imman Ali, Raja Devasish Roy and Prof Rabiul Islam placed their recommendations over the constitutional reform at the event chaired by chairman of the reform commission Prof Ali Riaz.
Besides, a total of 16 representatives raised different proposals from their respective organisations over the constitutional reform.
The representatives who came from different organisations included Roman Uddin and Apan Zahir of the Center for Governance Studies (CGS), Akhtar Hossain Khan of the Newspaper Owners Association of Bangladesh (NOAB), Prof Mirza Taslima and Prof Kazi Maruful Islam of the University Teachers Network, Sanjida Islam Tuli and Mosfiqur Rahman Johan of Mayer Daak and Md Junaid and Millat Hossain of the Bangladesh Judicial Service Association.
The other representatives are Tamanna Singh Baraik and Puja Rani of the Dalit Women Forum, Nadira Parveen and Sultan Md Salauddin Siddique of the Nagorik Uddyog, Joya Sikder and Sudip Kumar Das of the Sampurna, and Najma Akhter of the Sammilit Garments Sramik Federation.
Commission members Prof Sumaiya Khair, Barrister Imran Siddique, Prof Muhammad Ekramul Haque, Barrister M Moin Alam Ferozi, Firoz Ahmed and Mustain Billah were present at the meeting.
