Dhaka, April 20 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) has issued a firm declaration that no election in Bangladesh will be acceptable without fundamental constitutional reforms.
Party leaders say any effort to move toward elections without restructuring the state's legal and political architecture will be a betrayal of the people's democratic aspirations.
Speaking at a dialogue with the National Consensus Commission on Saturday morning at the LD Hall of the National Parliament, NCP Convenor Nahid Islam underscored that Bangladesh must not return to fascism or authoritarianism.
"We are committed to moving forward by blocking every path that leads back to autocratic rule," he said in his opening statement.
The party's position, he clarified...