The New Nation - Internet Edition

The government has formed a 21-member National Consumers' Rights Protection Parishad (NCRPP) with Commerce Minister as the Chairman and Director General of Consumer Rights Protection Directorate as its member-secretary.

The Ministry of Commerce formed the NCRPP under Clause-5 of the Consumers' Rights Ordinance, 2008, an official handout said Sunday.

Other members of the NCRPP are: Commerce Secretary, Directors General of National Security Intelligence and Bangladesh Standard and Testing Institution, one Joint Secretary from the ministries of Agriculture, Industries, Fisheries and Livestock, Food and Disaster Management, Home, Energy and Mineral Resources and Law and Parliamentary Affairs. Chairman of Jatiya Mohila Sangstha (JMC), Additional Inspector General of Police, Director of Bangladesh Riffles (BDR), representatives from Bangladesh Oushad Shilpa Samity, Medicine Administration Directorate and FBCCI; Presidents of Jatiya Press Club and Consumers' Association of Bangladesh; and government nominated three civil society members.

The main objective of the NCRPP is to formulate necessary policy and carry out a countrywide campaign to aware the people about their rights.