Dhaka, Sep 24: The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has alleged that the groups defeated in the country’s 1971 Liberation War are attempting to derail the upcoming national elections by staging street protests demanding a Proportional Representation (PR) system, local media reported.

Addressing a discussion titled ‘Democracy and the Constitution of Bangladesh in the Current Context’ in Dhaka, BNP Standing Committee member Selima Rahman accused radical Islamist parties, including Jamaat-e-Islami, of taking to the streets in the name of the PR system to create instability in the country.

“We are observing that even after the announcement of the election roadmap, there is still a plot to stop or delay the election. The conspirators are the defeated forces of 1971. They are talking about

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