Dhaka, Sept. 20 -- Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leaders on Friday pressed for elections under a proportional representation (PR) system and warned against repeating "Awami-style" polls.
Speaking at a rally in front of Barishal City Corporation, Jamaat Nayeb-e-Ameer Professor Mujibur Rahman said the Jatiyo Party and 14-party alliance would ultimately share the fate of the ousted "fascist regime" for collaborating in past elections.
"People were deprived of their rights before. The next election must be free and fair," he said.
He highlighted Jamaat's five-point demands: Holding the next election in February under the July National Charter.Introducing the PR system in both houses of parliament.
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