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Akbar
Ali for review after every 6 months
The Daily Star, Bangladesh,
July 19, 2009
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Former
adviser of the caretaker government Dr Akbar Ali
Khan yesterday said the prime minister should
evaluate the performance of cabinet every six
months, as its expansion is not the only means of
achieving the confidence of people.
"I
request the prime minister to continue evaluating
the activities of the ministers every six months,"
he said and added that quality and efficiency of
the ministers are needed in this regard.
He was
talking to newsmen after speaking as the chief
guest at a workshop on 'Capacity and skills
development on competition law and policy in
Bangladesh,' organised by two organisations--Unnayan
Shamannay and CUTS International, at a city hotel
yesterday afternoon.
Akbar
Ali Khan, also the chairman of the Regulatory
Reforms Commission, said any reform will not be
effective for those institutions where 90 percent
officials are corrupt. So, such institutions
should be totally reshuffled for ensuring
transparency, he added.
Earlier while speaking at the function, he
stressed the need for enactment of a competition
law and establishment of a competition commission
for protecting the interest of consumers,
preventing unfair competition and ensuring a
healthy business environment in the economy.
Mustafa Mohiuddin, additional secretary of the
ministry of commerce, said the government is going
to enact a competition law to control or regulate
anti-competitive activities and maintain a
sustainable competitive environment in the
economy.
A
proposal has also been placed to establish a
competition commission for enforcing the law and
also for competition advocacy to maintain a
sustainable competitive environment, he said.
Mohiuddin said the ministry of commerce has almost
formulated a draft of the proposed act but the
main challenge is the enforcement of the law.
Professional expertise as well as awareness of the
industries would be prime determinant factors for
successful enforcement of the law, he added.
Prof
AKM Enamul of United International University, and
Udai S Mehta of CUTS International, among others,
spoke at the workshop.
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