The interim government advisory council on Thursday granted final approval to several major draft ordinances and policy frameworks, including the Jatiya Muktijoddha Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025.
The approvals were granted at the 28th meeting of the advisory council, chaired by chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, held at the Chief Adviser鈥檚 Office at Tejgaon in the capital.
According to a press release issued by the cabinet division, the Jatiya Muktijoddha Council聽 (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 has received final approval, subject to vetting by the Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division.
In another major decision, the council approved the formation of a multi-ministerial committee to review and restructure the draft of the welfare and rehabilitation ordinance for the martyred families and injured students and citizens in the July uprising, 2025.
The committee included advisers from the ministries of housing and public works; power and energy; local government, rural development and cooperatives; and health and Fisheries.
The ministry of liberation war affairs has been tasked with providing secretarial support to the committee for its work.
The draft of the 鈥楧redging and Dredged Material Management Policy 2024鈥� was also granted approval during the meeting subject to revisions discussed during the meeting.
The policy is aimed at ensuring coordinated and sustainable dredging operations, promoting the environmentally sound use of dredged materials, and supporting river capacity, biodiversity, and agricultural systems.
The meeting also decided that the Sand Quarry and Soil Management Rules, 2011, issued under the Sand Quarry and Soil Management Act, 2010, would be updated.
The amendments will include provisions such as conducting fresh hydrographic surveys before issuing new leases for quarries previously allocated based on outdated data, banning sand extraction after sunset, and using illegally extracted sand in government construction projects instead of selling it on auctions.
The advisory council has accepted the report on the formulation of the National Gene Bank Management Policy 2024, proposed by the science and technology ministry.
A review found that the National Gene Bank and its infrastructure in Savar were established without a proper needs assessment.
To ensure an effective use of the facility without increasing government costs, a committee led by the planning adviser and including members from agriculture, education, health, and environment ministries has been formed to prepare a comprehensive proposal.
The meeting directed that the draft National Urban Policy 2025, proposed by the Local Government Division, would be restructured by a committee led by the Planning Commission鈥檚 Physical Infrastructure Division.
The advisory council also approved the draft of the Locally Led Adaptation Framework developed by the environment ministry.
