Govt appoints Prof Ali Riaz head Constitution Reform Commission

Bangladesh desk:  The government today named Professor Ali Riaz as head of the Constitutional Reform Commission, replacing Supreme Court lawyer Shahdeen Malik.

Ali Riaz, a distinguished political scientist, is a professor at Illinois State University in the United States, a senior non-resident fellow at the Atlantic Council, and the president of the American Institute of Bangladesh Studies.

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus in his address to the nation on September 11 announced formation of six commissions to reform the judiciary, election system, administration, police, Anti-Corruption Commission, and the constitution. He also announced the chiefs of the commissions.

The following day, the government issued a circular and Shahdeen Malik, a Supreme Court lawyer, was mentioned as the chief of the Constitutional Reform Commission, reads today’s circular.

The Cabinet Division today issued the circular as per the directive of the chief adviser of the interim government, it mentioned.