Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- The government has extended the tenure of the National Independent Investigation Commission formed to reinvestigate the BDR carnage till December 7.

Cabinet Division issued a notification in this regard on Wednesday.

The interim government formed the independent commission on December 24 last year with retired Major General ALM Fazlur Rahman as its chairman.

Initially, the commission was given three months to submit its report.

The tenure was later extended twice, each time by three months, followed by an additional two-month extension.

The latest extension expired on November 30.

According to the new notification, the seven-day extension will take effect from December 1.

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