Proportional representation

Proportional representation

Photo: Islami Andolan Bangladesh Facebook page

Islami Andolan hold rallies across divisional cities demanding PR, 4 other points

Speakers at the rallies warned that ignoring the people's demands would never yield a good outcome.

BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed. Photo: Collected

Constitution framed by constituent assembly not beyond amendment: Salahuddin

BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed talking to reporters at BNP founder Ziaur Rahman’s grave on 30 September 2025. Photo: TBS

For us, PR means public relations, not proportional representation: Salahuddin

A protester waves a national flag as vehicles burn during a protest against a social media ban and corruption in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Abuse of PR system in Nepal fuels instability ahead of polls: Analysts

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed. Photo: collected

PR election system may fuel instability, autocracy, warns BNP’s Salahuddin

Jamat-e-Islami Assistant Secretary General Rafiqul Islam Khan giving a speech while addressing a rally and procession programme organised by Chattogram city Jamaat in front of the north gate of Anderkilla Shahi Jame Mosque. 19 September 2025. Photo: Jamat-e-Islami Facebook Page.

Jamaat presses for PR, warns against repeat of ‘fascist-style’ polls

File photo shows BNP senior leader Prof AZM Zahid Hossain addresses a discussion programme organised by the Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Representatives Association at the Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA) auditorium in Dhaka 19 September 2025. Photo: Collected

BNP leader alleges global plot behind push for PR system

BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury spoke to reporters after a meeting with high-level EU delegation in Gulshan today (17 September). Photo: TBS

EU understands PR must be passed in parliament with people’s mandate: Khasru

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi speaks at a press briefing at BNP’s central office in Naya Paltan on 17 September 2025. Photo: TBS

PR system demand a deception against people’s aspirations: Rizvi

Member Secretary of the National Citizen Party (NCP) Akhtar Hossain. Photo: Collected

PR in upper house won't weaken govt: NCP's Akhtar

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi spoke to media after meeting cancer-affected Hifazat-e-Islam leader Maulana Enamul Hasan Faruqi and providing him with financial assistance at Jamia Madania Madrasa in Baridhara, Dhaka today (15 September). Photo: UNB

Jamaat’s threat over PR a ploy to create chaos: Rizvi

Illustration: TBS

The perils of proportional representation: From 541 days of no govt in Belgium to 12 govts in Nepal in 17 years, instability reigned supreme

Photo: Collected

'It's dangerous': Badiul's remark adds fuel to heated debate on PR system