Local Government Reform Commission submits report to CA

The Local Government Reform Commission has submitted its report to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday.

The commission members handed over the report to the head of the interim government at the State Guest House Jamuna on Sunday afternoon, said Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder.

On November 17 of last year, the government formed the eight-member Local Government Reform Commission with Professor Tofail Ahmed as its chief.

The commission members include Professor Tofail Ahmed (chief), former chairman of Public Administration Department at Chittagong University; Prof Dr Ferdous Arfina Osman, former chairman of Public Administration Department at Dhaka University; AMM Nasir Uddin, former secretary; Advocate Abdur Rahman, Supreme Court; Dr Mahfuz Kabir, a director at Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS); Mashuda Khatun Shefali, executive director of Nari Uddug Kendra; Prof Dr Md Tariqul Islam, a teacher of Government and Politics Department at Jahangirnagar University; and a student representative.