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Bangla Edition of Key Reform Book Published

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Publish : 16 Feb 2026, 01:51 PM
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The Bangladesh government has officially released the Bangla edition of 'Reforms of the Interim Government', a comprehensive document detailing the structural changes enacted since August 2024.

This follows the February 8 release of the English version, both of which were shared by the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing.

The book serves as a record of the nation’s transition after the July Uprising, which ended sixteen years of authoritarian rule and saw Professor Muhammad Yunus take the helm of an interim administration during a period of intense national crisis.

Upon assuming office, the interim government faced a collapsed state characterized by systemic corruption, a crippled banking sector, and the erosion of judicial and media independence.

To address these "profound institutional breakdowns," the government established expert-led commissions to guide sector-specific overhauls. Over the past eighteen months, the administration has passed approximately 130 laws and issued over 600 executive decisions, with an implementation rate of 84 percent.

Economic and diplomatic progress has been central to this period.

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The government secured an Economic Partnership Agreement with Japan, renegotiated tariffs with the United States, and strengthened strategic ties with China regarding infrastructure and data sharing.

Relations with India have also been recalibrated toward a more balanced partnership. Domestically, accountability measures have led to the freezing of billions in siphoned assets and the filing of anti-corruption cases against officials from the previous regime.

Significant shifts were also made in the security and judicial sectors. The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) was restructured and renamed the "Special Intervention Force," while over 1,200 law enforcement officers were suspended pending investigation.

Judicial independence was reinforced by placing all courts under the Supreme Court's administration and adopting a merit-based appointment system for judges.

Furthermore, the government restored media freedom by dropping politically motivated cases against journalists and allowing banned outlets to resume operations.

The reform process culminated in the "July Charter," a foundational document born from seven months of televised national consultations.

The Charter establishes a framework for constitutional safeguards to prevent the return of authoritarianism.

While the Press Wing acknowledged that eighteen months cannot fully repair sixteen years of damage, it emphasized that these steps represent a decisive turn toward a governance system that serves its citizens, guided by the spirit of the 2024 uprising.

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