The current interim government is going to form five new commissions to carry out reforms in the areas of mass media, local government, health, labour rights, and women affairs.

These commissions are supposed to be formed by next Sunday.

After emerging from an advisory council meeting on Thursday, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan told reporters that the gazette notifications in this regard will be issued by next Sunday.

The adviser said there are five more new commissions to reform local government, mass media, women, healthcare and labour rights.

The advisory council also discussed crucial topics, emphasising the importance of monitoring to prevent overcharging and ensure timely project completion, she added.

The adviser also stated that the election must be held, but before that, various tasks, including preparing the voter list, must be completed.

Syeda Rizwana Hasan further noted that if a political party does not participate in the elections, it does not fall under the responsibility of the interim government.

She also said that the presidential issue was not discussed in the advisory council meeting but it is true that political consensus is needed on some issues.

Besides, the advisory council has decided to standardise government projects, with guidelines for the IMED department of the Ministry of Planning to be prepared.

Separate buildings will be built within Dhaka University for the administrative work of seven government colleges affiliated with DU.

Separate administrative buildings within DU for 7 colleges

Meanwhile, Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said separate buildings will be built within Dhaka University for the administrative work of seven government colleges affiliated with DU.

He said Education Adviser Prof Wahiduddin Mahmud and Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan held a meeting with the representatives of 7 DU-affiliated colleges and took the decision.

He informed this information in a press briefing organised at Foreign Service Academy in the capital on Thursday evening.

The press secretary said that seven colleges will be addressed separately, with separate registers and officers for each issue.

The matter will be discussed with Dhaka University and the University Grants Commission, he added.

In February 2017, seven government colleges in Dhaka were affiliated with DU to speed up academic and administrative work.

The colleges are Dhaka College, Eden Women's College, Government Shaheed Suhrawardy College, Kabi Nazrul Government College, Begum Badrunnesa Government Women's College, Mirpur Government Bangla College and Government Titumir College. Earlier, the colleges belonged to the National University.

Good news awaits women's football team

The chief advisers' press secretary said that good news is expected regarding the outstanding salary and salary structure of the women's football team.

He confirmed that the advisers congratulated the women's football team during the advisory council meeting.

The issue of salary arrears for the women's football team has come up in media outlets, and the issue will be resolved at the earliest, he added.