Student leaders who claim a complete change in the alleged ‘revolution’ in Bangladesh have been badly surrounded in the chair love. Now these leaders want change in the election method of Bangladesh so that even after getting less votes in the election, the selected face of this ‘revolution’ can enjoy the happiness of the chair. The students who have changed the power through agitation in Bangladesh in August last year have demanded from the government of Bangladesh to bring changes in the election system of the country to implement proportional representation.
Let us know that these students have formed a new party named (National Citizen Party-NCP) and are preparing to enter the election. Many small Islamic parties of Bangladesh are making similar demands.
But Khaleda Zia’s party Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has strongly opposed this demand. BNP has said that there is a motive behind those who are talking about proportional election system. Those who want the local government elections before the national election are also a motive behind them.
BNP spokesman Salahuddin Ahmed said that people making such demands either they want delay in elections, or they do not want any election in Bangladesh. He further said that the proportional representation system is unsuitable for the political culture of Bangladesh.
How is the election with proportional representation
Proportional representation is an electoral system in which the seats received by the parties are in proportion to the votes received by them. For example, if a party gets 10% votes in elections, it will get about 10% seats in Parliament.
This system gives better representation to small parties and minority groups, as this system is more inclined in India and Bangladesh than the current Past the Post, in which only the most voting candidate wins.
To form the government, any one party or coalition needs a majority (more than 50% seats) in Parliament. In proportional representation, no one party often gets a clear majority, as votes are divided into many parties. In such a situation, parties combine among themselves. In which the leader of the largest party is usually on the post of Prime Minister or equivalent.
This reaction of BNP came when a rally was organized by Bangladesh (IAB), one of the major radical parties, a large number of supporters from across the country. In this rally, he demanded a proportional representation system to conduct general elections and before this general election to hold local bodies elections.
Why NCP wants a new election system
The controversy over the election has put BNP against its former colleague Jamaat. Because BNP feels that she can come to power alone. At the same time, Jamaat feels that despite the strong support, she will not get much votes and she will remain out of power. NCPs are getting similar signs. The NCP knows that even after getting the credit for bringing political changes in the country, it is not going to get power on his own. Therefore, NCP student leaders want elections to be held with proportional representation so that even after getting two to four or 10 seats, it can be included in power. With this, the big faces of this movement can get a chance to go to the Parliament of Bangladesh.
Demand for NCP and Islamic parties
The IAB has made this proposal to strengthen the demands of Bangladesh’s largest Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami and National Citizen Party (NCP). The National Citizen Party is constantly raising this party.
Representatives of Jamaat also attended this IAB rally, in which more unity was called in Bangladesh than Islamic forces.
Let us know that in the current environment of Bangladesh, BNP has emerged as the main contender of power. BNP is the most discussed in the political discourse of Bangladesh after Sheikh Hasina was overthrown in August.
When Hasina’s government was demolished on 5 August last year, she moved to India. This step was taken as a result of a violent road movement led by the stage named Students Against Description (SAD).
After this, Nobel Prize winner 85 -year -old Yunus reached Dhaka from Paris to take charge of the interim government three days later.
After this, the leaders and activists of the students Against Description formed NCP. The party developed close ties with right -wing and Islamic groups including Jamaat.
Explain that Bangladesh Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has said that general elections in the country will be held between December and June 2026 this year.