NCP leader Nahid Islam says Jamaat and its allies ‘hijacked’ reform agenda

Main purpose of introducing PR system is to create ‘frequent political instability’, he says

The Jamaat-e-Islami and several other like-minded parties have decided to take to the streets to realise their five-point demand that includes holding the election on the basis of the July Charter and under the proportional representation system.

NCC prepares proposal, revises three contentious commitments

Bangladeshis not familiar with it, Mirza Fakhrul says

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday said local leadership will not develop if elections are held under the Proportional Representation (PR) system.