Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Monday expressed its support for holding the next general election under a proportional representation system to ensure a free, fair, and credible voting process.
Jamaat amir Shafiqur Rahman conveyed the party鈥檚 position during a meeting with South Korean ambassador to Bangladesh, Park Young-sik, who paid a courtesy call on him at the party鈥檚 central office in Maghbazar of Dhaka.
Following the meeting, Jamaat secretary general Mia Golam Parwar told reporters that the two leaders discussed bilateral issues between Bangladesh and South Korea, including the current political and economic situation.
Shafiqur Rahman told the envoy that most political parties in Bangladesh supported the idea of holding the next general election under the PR system to uphold the people鈥檚 voting rights.
鈥榃e want to build a corruption-free Bangladesh and ensure elections that are free from the influence of black money and muscle power,鈥� Parwar said, quoting the Jamaat chief.
Jamaat nayeb-e-amir Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher, assistant secretary general Ehsanul Mahbub Jubair, central leader Motiur Rahman Akand, and South Korean deputy chief of mission Jin He Bek were also present.
