Dhaka, Sept. 25 -- Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has informed world leaders that Bangladesh is undergoing a profound political transition as it prepares for elections in February, vowing that ongoing reforms will prevent a return to authoritarian rule, said a spokesman of the CA Office on Thursday.

In a string of meetings on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, Yunus said the interim government had adopted sweeping recommendations from 11 national commissions and was guiding parties towards signing a "July Charter" of constitutional and political reform.

"These reforms are aimed at preventing the rise of another autocrat in Bangladesh," he said, stressing that for the first time in 15 years, citizens were ex...