National Consensus Commission tenure extended

The government has extended the tenure of the National Consensus Commission (NCC) by one month, now set to end on October 15. A notification in this regard, signed by Cabinet Secretary Dr Sheikh Abdur Rashid, was issued on Monday. Earlier, the seven-member commission was formed on February 12 this year under S.R.O. No. 55-Law/2025, to review and adopt recommendations from six reform commissions. The commission officially started work on February 15, and its original tenure was set to expire on September 15. Professor Ali Riaz serves as vice chairman of the NCC. Other members include Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury, head of the Public Administration Reform Commission; Safar Raj Hossain, head of the Police Reform Commission; Badiul Alam Majumdar, head of the...