This time, student representatives of the reform movement will be added to the center of power. Advisers to the Interim Government in all Ministries will be engaged as ‘Assistant Advisers’ to assist in their work. But how students will be involved in this work, what will be the structure, will be decided later.
The decision was taken after the first informal meeting of the Interim Government Advisory Council at the Jamuna State Guest House on Friday. The meeting was chaired by the chief adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus.
Nahid Islam, Advisor of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the Interim Government said in response to the questions of the journalists that the process is being discussed. But initially there was a decision; That is to have the opportunity for students to supervise the Ministries by making them ‘Assistant Adviser’ or some such appointment; That arrangement will remain.
He also said that skilled and experienced people have been nominated in the advisory council. There are also two student representatives on this advisory council for monitoring and oversight and for student voice. In addition, student representatives will have the opportunity to work as assistants with other advisors in the coming days.
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said that the interim government has taken various decisions including encouraging businessmen, opening educational institutions as soon as possible, taking steps to control the market.
She said, ‘There was talk about money in the meeting. Financial sectors should not only be opened, but activated. There are leadership positions that need to be changed, and efforts are being made to make those changes as soon as possible.’
She also said, we talked about the reform of all sectors. It doesn’t work like this, it can’t work, we have to change the system. Those reforms cannot be done alone. Every segment in the society will be talked to, we will discuss the reform agenda after talking to them.’
When asked whether there was a discussion about the duration of this government’s term, she said, “It is not possible to discuss or decide on the term now.” I can’t talk about tenure without understanding what reforms you want. If you don’t want reform, that’s another thing. So now there is nothing to be restless about tenure.’
Rizwana Hasan said, ‘This interim government is for the preparation of all of us to start a democratic journey in the country. We will take only the time required for that preparation. Ultimately we have to march towards democracy.’
