Dhaka, Sept. 27 -- Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) on Friday staged coordinated demonstrations across the country, pressing for the adoption of a Proportional Representation (PR) electoral system and four other sweeping political reforms.
The rallies, described by organizers as a "simultaneous national movement," were held in districts, upazilas, and major urban centers.
The parties said the mobilization was a continuation of the July mass uprising, stressing that the movement's aim was not only to dislodge an authoritarian government but to fundamentally restructure Bangladesh's political framework.
"The blood spilled in July was not for a cosmetic change of rulers-it was for ending authoritarianism once a...