Constitution Reform Commission advocates shortening of the Constitution. However, no decision has been made on this yet. Apart from this, the members of the Constitution Reform Commission and Electoral System Reform Commission discussed the same method of holding local government elections and presidential elections. This information was known by talking to several members who participated in the meeting.
These issues were discussed in the first meeting of the two commissions of the office of the Constitution Reform Commission at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhawan on Thursday afternoon. According to the members, the Electoral Reforms Commission has proposed to add local government elections to the constitution and hold all local government elections in the same manner.
When asked about the meeting, member of the Electoral System Reform Commission. Tofail Ahmed told Ajker newspaper, 'There has been a discussion about coordinating the two commissions. And regarding the Election Commission, some parts of the constitution need to be touched. They have been discussed. But no decision has been taken.'
According to the source of the meeting, in the first meeting, the members of the two commissions were introduced to each other and both sides highlighted the progress of the work. In particular, the constitution deals with various articles related to elections. At one stage the presidential election procedure was discussed. There has been a discussion on whether direct voting will be held for this post or the existing system will be maintained, but no decision has been taken.
Election commission appointment law was also discussed in the meeting. There has been a discussion about introducing a similar system in all the local government institutions – District Parishad, Upazila Parishad, Municipal and Union Parishad laws stating that there are differences regarding elections. The Constitution Reform Commission said in the meeting that they are in favor of shortening the constitution. Apart from this, it is also known that he is thinking of decentralizing the judiciary.
In the meeting, the head of the Constitutional Reform Commission, Prof. Ali Riaz and members of the commission, Prof. Sumaiya Khair, Barrister Imran Siddique, Prof. Mohammad Ikramul Haque, Barrister M. Moin Alam Ferozi, Feroze Ahmed and Md. Mustain Billah participated.
On the other hand, the head of the Electoral Reform Commission. Badiul Alam Majumdar, member of the commission. Tofail Ahmed, Jasmine Tully, Dr. Md. Abdul Alim, Dr. Jahed Ur Rahman, Mir Nadia Nivin, Dr. Mohammad Sadiq Ferdous and Sadiq Al Arman participated.
