Chairmen and members of several reform commissions yesterday voiced frustration over the lack of visible progress, more than a year after the interim government took office.

Policymakers and implementers must listen and adhere to experts' policy advice.

It may be noted that a minister cannot disown the stance of his ministry with regard to important policy or executive decisions.

According to a Child Rights Advocacy Coalition of Bangladesh report, at least 121 children were killed by law enforcement and other agencies during the uprising.

If we grasp that our expectations were unrealistic, a decline in our expectations of the interim government need not entail a sense of disappointment.