A survey found that 86.5 per cent of respondents thought that the national polls should be held in the country in February 2026 as scheduled.
The survey, conducted by Innovision Consulting, a research organisation, as part of its 鈥楶eople鈥檚 Election Pulse Survey, Round 2鈥�, covered 10,413 responders across all eight divisions of the country.
More than half, 56 per cent, of the respondents are unfamiliar with the concept of proportional representation in an upper house of parliament, the survey found.
Among those surveyed, the preference for the PR method was evenly divided 鈥� 21.8 per cent wanted the PR system while 22.2 per cent did not want it.
The findings were unveiled at a roundtable at The Daily Star Bhaban organised by Innovision Consulting, in collaboration with citizens鈥� platform Voice for Reform and the Bangladesh Research Analysis and Information Network, a research organisation.
Md Rubaiyath Sarwar, managing director of Innovision Consulting and lead researcher of the survey, presented the survey findings at the roundtable.
According to the findings, 69.9 per cent expressed confidence that the interim government could hold a free and fair election, while 77.5 per cent believed that they could vote safely and without fear.
The survey also showed that 78.7 per cent of respondents rated the interim government鈥檚 performance as 鈥榞ood鈥� or 鈥榤oderate鈥�.
It also found that 56.6 per cent of respondents felt extortion had increased in the past six months 鈥� a view stronger among urban, younger and higher-income groups.
Addressing the roundtable, chief adviser鈥檚 press secretary Shafiqul Alam said that the choice of adopting the proportional representation electoral system or maintaining the existing method must be made by the political parties themselves.
On the findings of the survey, Shafiqul said that the statistics demonstrated that the public had trust in the government.
