Politicians on Monday at a discussion meeting in Dhaka city said that the demand for using the proportional representation system in the next general election and holding referendum before the election could hamper the polls in the scheduled time...
A rift has widened between the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its long-time ally Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, with both sides trading words over the proposed proportional representation and the legal status of the July charter before the next general election...
PROPORTIONAL representation is often praised for making electoral systems fairer. It can ensure more accurate vote-to-seat ratios, greater inclusion of small parties, better minority representation, and coalition-based governance that reflects diverse voices. However, it also comes with serious risks 鈥� policy gridlock, coalition instability, empowerment of extreme factions, and weakened accountability...
AS BANGLADESH continues to navigate its democratic journey, calls for reforming the electoral system have gained traction. One of the prominent proposals is the introduction of Proportional Representation 鈥� a system designed to ensure that the distribution of seats in the legislature mirrors the percentage of votes each political party receives. While Bangladesh...
RECENTLY, Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government established a commission to reform the electoral system, which has sparked a longstanding debate about how to ensure fair representation. Supporters of the first-past-the-post system argue that it effectively allows the candidate with the most votes in a constituency to win a seat. In contrast...
