BNP’s Zahid warns against ‘imposing party agenda’ on public amid proportional representation debate

BNP leader Prof AZM Zahid Hossain has warned that no political party can impose its own agenda on the people as debate grows over demands for a proportional representation (PR) electoral system in Bangladesh. Speaking at an event on Friday, the BNP Standing Committee member said attempts to force through such a system risks pushing the country into “an anarchic situation”. “You want to push the country into an anarchic situation… What is the purpose? To create some kind of chaos within the country? But remember, this is not the Bangladesh of old. You can’t create anarchy even if you want to,” he said. “Let’s go to the people. Let’s see what's acceptable to them. You bring your agenda and...