proportional representation system

Will an Upper House solve Bangladesh’s governance woes?

Bicameralism and proportional representation are not the panacea to solve all our problems of abuse of power.

How to overcome the impasse on July Charter

A pervasive sense of mistrust, fuelled more by political calculation than by reality, has paralysed the charter’s progress.

Jamaat, other Islamist parties to take to streets

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.

Divisions widen over July Charter’s status, implementation

Major political parties are divided over the July Charter’s implementation timeline

PR system a threat to democracy: Rizvi

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.

Call for electoral reforms comes to the fore

From a staggered national election to a proportional representation system -- the Election Commission has been flooded with a whopping number of proposals placed by 28 political parties on the electoral reforms during the recently concluded dialogue.