Dhaka, May 28 -- Shireen Huq, the head of the Women's Affairs Reform Commission, says she is disappointed that the interim government has not spoken up or made public its support of the panel amid heated criticism of its report.

Asked whether she agreed with Prof Giti Ara Nasreen's recent comments on her disappointment with the government's response, she told bdnews24.com's Inside Out: "I am disappointed as well."

Huq, an activist for women's rights and public health, is the founder of Naripokkho and was selected to chair the commission the interim government formed to recommend state reforms regarding women's affairs.

She spoke with Inside Out on the proposals put forward in the commission's report and the intense debate it has sparke...