Govt appoints Prof Ali Riaz head Constitution Reform Commission
September 18, 2024
Bangladesh desk: Professor Ali Riaz has been appointed as the head of the Constitution Reform Commission.
The announcement was made on Wednesday through a notification issued by the Cabinet Division.
he notification mentioned that during his speech to the nation on September 11, Bangladesh’s interim government chief adviser Muhammad Yunus announced the formation of six commissions to initiate reforms and named the heads of each commission.
Shahdeen Malik was initially named as the head of the Constitution Reform Commission. However, Prof Ali Riaz has now been appointed to replace him in this role.
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.
