Govt names 4 new commissions on health, media, workers rights, women affairs

Govt names 4 new commissions on health, media, workers rights, women affairs

The government has announced the formation of four more new reform commissions on health, mass media, workers rights and women affairs and it is now at “almost final” stage.
National Professor Dr AK Azad Khan will lead the commission on health affairs while columnist Kamal Ahmed will head the commission on mass media.
On the other hand, Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies (BILS) Executive Director Syed Sultan Uddin Ahmed will lead the commission on workers rights while Naripokkho founder Shireen Huq will lead the commission on women affairs.
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan shared the decisions while briefing the media at the Foreign Service Academy on Thursday evening.